"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Tom N wrote:
Any tips for growing bird's eye chilli plants in Melbourne?

SNIP
Outdoors in Melbourne winter will be too cold.

While Capsicum anuum is an annual in Melbourne, I find Capsicum frutescens
varieties like Birds Eye survive Melbourne winters well (temps down
to -2oC). They can lose most of their leaves during the winter but they
reshoot in spring and last for several years.