It is my habit to trim back the plant and usually part of the root system when I bring plants inside. It tends to help minimize pot size and the plants (Bolivian rainbow, rocoto, scotch bonnet) seem fine with it. Guess plants down here do not have tremendously sensitive tap-roots. > Habaneros can get pot bound in a 5 gal pot that's 30" deep in a 4 month > growing season. > > Me thinks that ye should look at maybe a 10 gal garbage pail for that long > of a life span.