i had chiltepin that withstood 100+ degree weather
they wilt a little in the direct heat but then perk up in the evening.

i normally try to keep them in containers so i can move them around so they dont get too much direct sun.

other than that, shouldnt be too hard to grow peppers in Texas.

My family grew them for years in San Antonio. Jalapeno and Serano mainly. We did have chiletepins growing all over the place, but we didn't know what they were for several years.

We grew them in the ground with good compost and sand ammendments to the primarily caliche soil.

I just spent considerable time trying to ascertain the effects of high temps on different peppers, both "hot" and "sweet".

That thread is just below and is titled;

"How will extreme heat and high humidity effect my peppers?"

Most seem to agree that the bells are tough to grow in the hottest part of summer. I just purchased some seed of the "bell type" Keystone Giant. The feed-store guy was confident they would perform in the heat. It's only seeds-n-time! And water, fertilizer, compost,.. did I mention time?

We're not supposed to discuss a whole lot about "Other Vegetables" here in pepper land. So here's the short version; These should do well for you; Cucumbers, melons, okra, peas, amaranth, collards, eggplant (the long, skinny oriental types are more productive in heat). Others include Jerusalem artichokes, Malabar spinach, New Zealand spinach, peanuts, hot peppers, and sweet peppers like Banana, Gypsy and Cubanelle should perform better than the bell types. Sweet potatoes enjoy the heat along with Swiss chard (with some shade), tomatillo and tomato. There are now many specific heat-tolerant tomatoes such as Heatwave, Solar Set and Sunleaper....

The Yardlong bean (asparagus bean) flourishes in the heat of summer and is as unusual as it is delicious.

Of course, you should check with your local Cooperative Extention Service for more info.

For more "other vegetable" questions, go to "Vegetable Gardening".

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Ray