I have never tried growing paprikas. If you are able to grow them in the Ozarks, maybe I can too. I use tons of paprika in all my spicy recipes.
I hope we don’t start getting lots of those kinds of kitties here. Repopulating settled areas with bears, cougars, wolves etc, just isn’t a very good idea to me, but I guess that some people feel it’s needed.
Give em a try next spring. Son and his wife will visit this summer from Seattle and they like what I’ve made in the little grinder.
A tip:
Run the grinder outside. The red dust can get out and it will make you sneeze!