Nice!

Currently planning on seeding a Vermont based banana plantation.

Lol at this rate it should be viable in like 5 years

You can actually over winter a scotch bonnet, they are one of the few perennial capsicum species and grow to the size of small trees in the tropics.

I like that pattypan pepper

Most domesticated capsicum varieties (C Annuum, C Chinense, C Frutescens) should both last a few years if overwintered properly. Bring your chilis in when it's chilly! If you're cold, they're cold.

That's pretty neat, I didn't know that. What would overwintering it entail?

Depends on how well you baby them, Scotch Bonnets are the easiest by far to overwinter though. I'd had some for 4 years now and going strong.

I bring mine into the office where it's a fairly constant ~76F and ~50% humidity over winter. That's not really hot enough or humid enough for ideal conditions but I've found Scotch Bonnets to be tough enough to survive and it's what I have available to me.

The biggest problem I've found is keeping them aphid free.

This is a good guide:

Overwintering Peppers - Keep Your Plants Alive for Years - Pepper Geek

Hello fellow Vermont based pepper grower. I own a pepper farming operation/hot sauce company, I see some people have been talking about overwintering and they are right! If you have any questions feel free to dm me here or @vtpepperproject on facebook/ig. Happy growing ❤️

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to consider trying that with one of my Serranos next season. Pests do seem like a legitimate concern, but my curiosity may win out in the end...

(Or maybe I'll just move to Oaxaca and forget what snow is)

Before frost? I've had at least 3 hard frosts at my house.

Downtown burlington hasn't reached below freezing until today

Even at night? Weird. Lake must still be pretty warm.

Wow, that’s amazing you’re still growing. I live in Dallas and we’re about to get hit by the same storm. We still have watermelons growing still. I hope they’re ready!