Okay .. my two questions solved
thankyou everyone for responding
based on info - I will probably transfer the plant in autumn to a pot so that I can move it out of potential frost.in our winter / spring
40 degree day in Oz is like 104 oF ... at least then I can find it more shade ...
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we live in a temperate environment and can have extremes in two days - 40 degrees one day, 20 the next , showers and extreme cold the next....
looking at forums today - I have also tried assisting with polllination - so we'll see how that changes things - I've done this on one plant only as a...
After I was given some wonderful hot bell shaped red peppers (origin Argentina?), I dried out the seeds ( black) and struck three plants.
the flower is my profile.
the stalks turn purple and as does the joins of branches.
I am interested in two things:
1/what would the pepper be - how do I...