Hi all!

Thanks for the very warm welcome (or should I say HOT? ;-))

So, I'll shoot my first questions here:

- What kind of earth do you use? I've tried two different kinds (kekilän kukkamulta and biolan kaktusmulta), but I was not very succesful (as you probably noticed from my previous email).  Then I "stole" the earth from one of these "ready-made" chilli plants you can buy in Antilla.  That's when I got my ají to sprout...

- What do you do to keep the earth moist? My "techinque" is to spray some water on it in the morning and in the evening, but this is not very practical when I have to travel... I'm using some incandescent lamps inside a tiny green house in order to maintain the temperature at around 27-30 degrees, and I guess this makes the earth dry out faster...

Now about brazilian chilli, I agree that we have many great varieties there (I think you forgot to mention "pimenta-de-cheiro", which is not very hot, but has an incredibly nice aroma).  A friend of mine planted some "dedo-de-moça" and got quite good results, but I guess that was quite easy because brazilian climate is perfect for growing chillis outside.

Cheers,
Luca.