-=> Quoting "byron bromley" to All <=- > I've had chilies last four years this way. For some reason > my biggest, oldest cayenne didn't make it through its fifth winter. "b> Just courious, after 4 years did you have it in a fairly "b> large pot? Yes, it had been transplanted to progressively bigger pots every year and at the end resided in a huge one....24 inches wide and 24 inches deep. "b> Might have been root bound ?? I don't really think so; it just withered away last winter despite the grow light and identical treatment to prior years. At least it was just one plant, the habs and superchiles survived so I am not without. Jim in Yellowknife