well i work in a greenhouse and we plant mums for all the major holidays, and they seem to attract more aphid than almost any other plant we grow. so i guess if your plan is to attract them to the mum and keep them from the peppers it might work. personally i'd keep it away from the plants for...
according to my boss peppers like darkness until they've sprouted. he told me to plant the seeds and water them, then put the seed flat into a black garbage bag and seal it. put that somewhere with bottom heat for about a week and then check on the seeds and they should be up. it worked...
I know what you mean about no room, I'm going to have to start mine at the greenhouse I work in because I've got no room at all at my house. I agree with AJ, that growth is amazing, keep up the good work.
i've had a few of the peppers he's growing. the best explaination i have is they have a similar reaction to the hot sauce called the bomb (1.8 million scoville). one drop of that creates this almost explosion feeling, where the heat spreads from the spot where the sauce lands and it lasts like...