Transplant out to garden after the soil has really warmed up. Peppers like an even water supply and good drainage, full sun and a long, hot summer. They develop their roots very near the surface, so side-dressing with good organic compost is particularly helpful. Seaweed such as Kelp is well tolerated and makes for outrageous yields. Harvest mature peppers prior to the first frost, and use fresh or hang indoors to ripen and dry.
Peppers are an anticarcinogenic, warming, carminative, digestive and nutritive spice.
Capsicum annuum v. aviculare Tiny. Our hottest pepper. Slow to germinate, they require a long growing season. These produce fiery hot fruits on small plants which can be spaced 1 foot apart in the garden or kept in pots. Long, thin, very dark red fruits.