Hello greg
Welcome to this humble little cult (oops i mean forum
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I'm in the newcastle area and i have 3 orange hab plants growing in 3 totally different soil conditions and they just can't be stopped.
If they are getting direct all day sun they will grow and produce like crazy. if they are in a pot just water them every few days or so, or if you see they are in a bit of destress, and if it's in the garden then once a week is all it should need (depending on the soil) as a full size plant.
As a small growing plant it will want a bit of liquid fertilizer once a week as well.
That's what i did with mine and they are going insane.
I planted my habs as seedling in the garden at the end of September and i now have a shopping bag full of fruit and will have another shopping bag full in a month or so, and i have used a heap along the way.
Chillis will grow hotter, bigger, and and more prolific in the warm Australian weather.. Not that we have had much of that in NSW this summer!!!
Just remember that most hot chillis are happier with less rather than more water
Cheers