Can anybody help me with this one? I am a first time chile grower and I am growing a couple of varieties of chile (Hot Banana & Ancho 101) in my south facing office in the north of England. The plants are thriving in all respects bar one, which is that the flowers and their supporting little stalks are dropping off before the fruits begin to form. The base of the stalk becomes very narrow and then the whole thing drops off. Looking in "The Pepper Garden" and at other information, the only suggested cause I can find is high temperatures. It doesn't get that hot in here during the day (approx 75-80F) but the temperature is more or less uniform and doesn't drop at night. Could it be these high night-time temperatures which are causing the problem? I enclose a uuencoded picture of one of the dropped flowers but I have also put it on the web in case that is easier: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/~nam/deadFlower.jpg Many thanks in anticipation, Nick -- N. 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