Hi again, Strat. I'm in the same boat as you: Birmingham's not that sunny at the moment, so I'm growing indoors.
I have 7 varieties growing at the moment, all were germinated in an airing cupboard (seeds in damp/ wet cotton wool sealed into a plastic bag to make a greenhouse effect, then in the airing cupboard).
They were then planted in germination trays, put in the conservatory, and I am about to pot them tomorrow, and probably put the whole lot (48 plants) in pots on a wooden board on our spare bed (wife wants them out of the conservatory before Jnr starts eating them!). THere's a wee bit of variation between plants as to which have truly excelled, and which are merely limping along, but thye're all growing, so I'm hopeful
(interesting, it's middle-of-the-road stuff like Hidalgo and RIng Of Fire that are least impressive. Anaheim, Ancho, Jalapeno, Early Jals are shooting ahead).
Sorry, I'm rambling, but I'm into a bottle of wine meself at the moment. Final tale: Proper Irish Guiness. Dropped a dirty 2 pence piece into a pint of it in a fantastic pub in Galway once. It came out clean when I got to the bottom of the pint. No word of a lie.
P.S. Sorry I've been away for a while, folks: Been off to spain for a short break. Top weather conditions over there. Sh1tty soil, but must remember to take some seeds out with me next time to try it anyway