Hi Pods, I have been drying some peppers right by or on my heater. Since it is getting colder here in the Netherworld I have it on pretty much all the time. It is working very well with the exception of one or two that rot before they're dry. But I dried some Charapitas and oh my what a fragrance they give off!!! They are little fire balls with a sweet lemony smell. Wonderful! Had a Dhileheads meeting last weekend. Wonderful people cooking awesome food! Joannie had prepared a wonderful lambcurry, potato pizza, de Arbol nuts and she brought spicy olives , Rob provided stuffed Rocotos and homemade chili and I made some Indonisian spicy chicken with rice and homemade flames (spicy eggrolls Dewi style). Rob's Rocotos were so hot that we were crying and fanning our mouths and Joannie and I even felt our ears tingle from the inside!!! WOOWEE!!! So we had seconds....: - ) How do you prune a chileplant correctly for overwintering? Yours in chileness, Miss Dewi CH#2192 Mystic Order of Capsicum Rogues #021 http://www.chilechick.tmfweb.nl