Linda, have you grown chiles hydroponically in the past? Some time ago this list discussed heat of chiles coddled vs. heat of chiles stressed, and concluded the latter increased the heat. Hydroponic conditions would tend to coddle the plants, I'd think. Margaret L Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:20:06 -0400 From: "Linda Panter" <lipant@sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: [CH] White-flowered Rocoto I have Roccoto reds too, and orange.... not far enough along yet though. Mine are indoors, hydroponics. Linda