We can’t help much with southern growing specifics, mostly because we’ve always been northern growers. There’s lots of folks doing it out there! But, we do know a lot of general things! The biggest keys are getting watering right (moist, not dry or saturated) and keeping your plants well fed (we recommend regular applications of water soluble fertilizers). In the south, heat can be a major concern. Above 100F/37C, many pepper varieties will start to have troubles with the heat. It may be necessary to use shade cloth over your plants to slightly cool them. Many growers in places like the US southwest will shift their growing season from the summer to “spring” or “fall” (or even winter in some places) to avoid the peak heat of summer. There are few plants that tolerate temperatures above 110F/43C, even with regular watering.

If you share some more specifics about what you’re dealing with, we might be able to provide further insight. A lot of growing is about the basics, which is the same regardless of latitude!

We have done this before and it does work well. Totally agree that second year+ peppers do much better. We stopped doing it as the risk of aphids was a bit too high and put our houseplants at risk. I think if we had a climate controlled garage and could keep them out of the house, we’d definitely consider it again.

Thank you! Glad you liked it.