Suzanne I've grown them hydroponically, and yes they can but you need to induce a little stress occasionally, eg let the plants dry out a bit (to slight wilting - not permanent wilting point). Cheers Dale -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne [mailto:suz2@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 1:11 To: Dave Anderson; Michael Kunetka Cc: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: Re: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics I just read this email again and it left me wondering...since stress seems to be a contributing factor to heat level in chiles, could hydroponically grown chiles have high heat levels?