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This answer comes directly from the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University:
"Sow Chile seeds 8-10 weeks before it is safe to plant in the garden. Avoid starting too early as plants may become root-bound or leggy. Use shallow flats or containers filled with a sterilized soil mix or commercial potting soil. Optimum soil temperature for Chile germination is between 80 and 90 degrees. You may need to supply bottom heat with the aid of a propagation mat. Sew seeds 1/4 of an inch deep into soil. Chile seeds take 2 to 4 weeks, depending upon soil temperature, to germinate. Some varieties, like those in the chinense species, may even take up to 5 weeks to germinate.
Seeds themseves do not require light to germinate, however once the seeds have germinated provideadequate light for seedlings. The light plants receive on a windowsill is often insufficient and may lead to leggy growth where plants are stretching for the sunlight. A bright south facing window that receives sunlight all day is usually sufficient. This will result in a more compact, healthier transplant to set out in the garden. Do not over water, especially when seeds are germinating, this may lead to damping-off, a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to die. Soil should be moist at planting time, but allowed to dry out somewhat on top before re-watering. Drain off water collected at the bottom of the planting tray so that seedlings are not sitting in the water. In order to reduce transplant shock, seedlings should be gradually conditioned to the outdoors for about a week before being set into the garden. Start off with just an hour or two of exposure to the outdoors at first, then increase time slowely until you are leaving them outdoors day and night."
I have followed these instructions exactly and received a wonderful harvest of extremely ungodly incredibly hotpeppers. Good luck, and be careful with your bounty of the hottest peppers in the world.
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