Eli, thank you so much for your kind comments!
The peppers sounds much more worthwhile, contributing something to the household food. And very cool! Thank you for contributing your experience to the discussion. Anything saved means next year's plant budget can be for something different, additional.
I think K. blossfeldiana would be hardy in the ground where you are. When it grows enough to snip a cutting, you could give it a try.
You could educate your husband about the difference between a true annual and a perennial sold out of its' zone of survivability... or claim credit for magic. LOL!
That's cool, Frank! Thank you for the addition to the discussion. When I lived in OH, I kept taro (elephant ears), Gladiolus, and Cannas that way. Extremely handy since they don't need any window-space. I had a basement then, I put them down there.
