Yes, the growth is fine. I will keep them as an experiment...if my tomatoes suffer, well I will know for certain what it is (will be first documented case of LB on peppers in 50 years; I will be famous!).

I have at least one flower that has set. Do you ever get mature pods on winter window light?

Thanks!

Was wondering if anyone could help me identify what may be causing these dark lesions on my overwintering peppers' stems...

The new growth appears healthy, the plants are flowering again. I believe these lesions are some kind of infection that may have entered through the cuts I made, though I tried keeping everything sterile.

It was spreading on one plant (all plants except one have some lesions), but it does not appear to be on the others. Strangely, some of the best new growth is above the lesions. I Cut off the branches on which it was spreading and sealed cuts with wax. No new lesions on that plant. On the others the lesions just sit there.

The symptoms don't exactly match, but it may well be phytophthora blight (Phytophthora capsici), simply I am not seeing a full-blown infection due to the low temps and dry air (they're sitting on a windowsill with below freezing outside). One reason I do not think it is phytophthora blight is because the lesions are located at the top of the cut stems. Also all peppers were growing healthy when they were still in the garden. I dug them up, cut them down, trimmed the roots, and placed in pots to overwinter. I believe the lesions appeared afterward, but perhaps I was not attentive and they were present on the stems previously.

It could possibly be Phytophthora capsici (Late Blight), which had infected my tomatoes, and was a big problem in Northeast USA. The university plant pathologists claim that there has not been a case of Late Blight on peppers in the past 50 years, but that mild infections could possibly occur. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/Facilities/lihrec/vegpath/lbfaq.pdf. Looks similar. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/Facilities/lihrec/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm

I worry that if it is Late Blight, I could reinfect my tomatoes next year when I plant my peppers out. I suppose as a last resort I can get a sample tested by a plant pathologist.

There are no symptoms other than these lesions.

Hoping that someone on this forum may know what I am dealing with.

Thanks in advance!

I have a few questions about Bonchi:

How many years can a mother chile plant produce viable and vigorous cuttings?
How many years can a Bonchi live altogether?
How much light is required for adequate growth?
How large must the Bonchi pot be?

Thank you!