Above advice all good. For the future, there are a huge variety of chilli
types - some, like Birds Eye types, make very pretty houseplants and there
are some which will even survive a British winter, like Tepins.

Have a look at http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk and see the varieties and
advice there. Not to mention a huge number of chilli fanatics websites e.g.

http://www.chileplants.com/
http://www.chilefoundry.co.uk/

They have terrific recipes and advice on what to do with the huge crop you
will get - chilli lollipops, chilli vodka and an infinite variety of sauces.

Gil