...and the worst of it is: I don't know why.
It seems they do well through their first crop and steadily go down from there. I've got 6 seedlings (Costa Rica Red Habaneros) ready to plant in the next week. I'll follow that up with some Orange Habaneros and possibly a few Chocolates after that.
My dream of ever-bearing C. chinense here are tempered by a different reality; so be it.
Cheers.