Peppers can be very challenging to grow, especially your hot varieties. Following are the steps we take each year from seed to seed. Keep seeds in a cool dry location until you are ready to plant. Buy a proper seed starting medium for your peppers. I prefer Miracle Grow Organic seed starter. Start seeds 8 weeks before you plan to put outside. Keep in mind your very hot varieties can take up to a month to germinate so you may want to plant them earlier. Plant only 1 varie