chilli plants in winter

I know people fetch chilli plants in to overwinter them but i was just wondering........

Would it be possible to grow a chilli from seed now and grow it as a house plant?

Has anyone tried this?

If not i may and if they have and failed, then i won't. 

Well i was thinking of growing it on a windowsill.
Not sure if they're self fertile though?

I'll see what responses i get and if there are none sying it didn't work then i'll give it a go.

As with any plant if you provide the optimum growing conditions they should thrive. Light being essential for growth and for chillies you will need to provide the correct temperature. I will be starting mine in winter and intend using a T5 fleuresent grow light,without this i would expect slow and week growth in which case you may as well wait until early spring. In my humble opinion          

I grew one of the little chillis (Pretty in Purple) overwinter on the sunny, kitchen windowledge, and it flowered and fruited indoors.

It only grows to about 18in tall but it is indeed pretty, with purple flowers and fruit  so I'd say it can be done - just don't try the big plants

real seeds think they're fiery hot, but I've grown hotter  
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/hotpeppers.html
about a 1/3rd of the way down the page)

I think you could do Superchillis on a windowsill as well, as far as size goes. Every year they give me a fantastic crop and they're lovely chillis.

I grow all my chillies indoors as houseplants (loads of south facing windows),  out of five I started growing in 2010 three made it over last winter, the other two died when I trimmed them right back and repotted them as is recommended - I'll be a bit more careful this year, although I do have nine plants on the go now 

Yes, bring them in, give them a prune, and water just enough to keep them alive.
Unless kept somwhere warm and sunny they will drop their leaves, but often regrow in the spring. It's not guaranteed but there is a good chance