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Just last Sunday I started attempting to germinate 50 Bhut Jolokia seeds. I can't seem to keep the temp under 93-95 with my heating pad during the day (I turn the heating pad off at night) and I'm considering poking holes in the cover of the little plastic “green house” starter I'm using to get the temp between 80-85.

I should know in a week or two if I'm going to have any luck. If I don't have anything after three more weeks I'm going to order more seeds and try again at a little lower temp if I can figure out a better way.

Just last Sunday I started attempting to germinate 50 Bhut Jolokia seeds. I can't seem to keep the temp under 93-95 with my heating pad during the day (I turn the heating pad off at night) and I'm considering poking holes in the cover of the little plastic “green house” starter I'm using to get the temp between 80-85.

Put them in the oven with just the light on. That will give you a good temperature. You can also try putting a few in a thermos of water that has been heated to 110 degrees and leave them in it overnight to soften them up. Nowadays I just put 4 seeds in a pot, leave it out on the deck, water it then transplant seedlings when they pop up. I have 8 or 9 Ghost plants indoors now, anywhere from just popped up before the weather turned cool to 3 years old.

If you can't get your seeds to germinate don't buy more. Send me an address and I'll mail you some for free.

Try buying the pepper plants online.

I’ve had great success that way and you can get any ones you want for around $3 a piece.

I buy my pepper plants at chileplants.com and have never been sorry.

I buy chiltepin pepper plants.