If I have Dieback on other Chiles (Annums mainly)the stems stay woody and relatively dry and when pruned seem to survive (they look terrible but they do survive).. <<snip>> Luke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are other possibilities, A couple are pots that are to small. Overfeeding. ~~ This will place too much salt in the soil. My next attempt at overwintering a hab will be one hab in a 10 gal garbage can Lord Byron