>This may seem like a dumb question, but is it possible to grow pepper
>plants in the US at all?
I cannot personally vouch for the information, but a quick Google
search leads me to believe that black pepper (piper nigrum) can be grown
in the warmer climate zones of U.S.A.
http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=./QandA/Growing/20070713-4.html&cart_id 1.100
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/herbs/msg0418152311306.html
http://www.companionplants.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=black+pepper&x=0&y=0
Shoot; I'm in western peninsular Florida and may try some myself, it it
can adapt to container culture.
>plants in the US at all?