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Originally Posted by ddsack

Just got around to reading this thread. Admirable set up for indoor growing, your edibles really look good! I enjoy my respite from gardening, so probably will never go to the lengths that you have, but I have tried to overwinter pepper plants in my south bay window at least three times. Each time, despite through heavy soaping, washing each leaf, drying and then rinsing with a hard hose spray, even removing the top inch of soil -- I always got aphids in the house even if they looked clean for a couple of weeks. And then they would hide out unseen on house plants and wait to infest my pepper seedlings that I would start in the spring. So my rule is -- no more outdoor peppers in the house - ever!

Sad but I am leaning towards that theory also, same with my cilantro, we will see what happens