I try to be a fairly passive gardener: toss seeds -> eat plants.

So we only do a few plants each year, so nothing major. Enough to make some good chilli and some salsa. It's actually not that difficult to grow any pepper, I find them easier than tomatoes and carrots, at least with my set up (few pots and one raised planter). Just water, sun, and some basic pruning/cleaning. But I am also not doing anything fancy to maximize yield. I probably won't bother to grow bell peppers again though. I only tended to get like 5 ish per plant. Id rather just get them from my local farmstand and grow peppers that are less locally available and that I wish to try, but my ability to eat super spicy is seeming to wane.

Oh no. We do have our favorites, but we're "americans" now. Plenty of meat on the barbecue, and other stuff. It's really a basic garden for our area here. Most people I know do the same.