try living in scotland mate. ive gotta get the speedos out in the middle of july just to swim to the fuckin shops. its rediculous. dont care where you are in the world it really cant be as crap as it is here like. im trying to grow chillies aswell and theyve managed about 5 mediocre days outdoors in the last 3 weeks. every other day.... rain.. gloom... wind and shite. at least we make the best scotch whisky tho...... oh no wait, thats the japanese... brutal country mate. could be worse though, couldve been born.... nah i wont say it lol. haha