Sowing Indoors-Start seeds 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Use a sterile seedling mix and keep uniformly moist. Germination may be slow and erratic. Provide the seedlings with plenty of light to produce strong, high yielding mature plants.
Sowing Outdoors-Not recommended.
Growing Tips-The number of early flowers can be increased by giving the plants a cold treatment before transplanting outside. This is done by exposing transplants to temperatures of 55°F during the night and 70°F in the day. Cold treatment should occur only after there are 3 sets of true leaves. Transplant when soil temperature has warmed to 60-65°F.
Fertilization Tips-Soil pH should be between 6.0-6.5. High phosphorous soil amendments such as bone meal will help get the plants off to a fast start. Apply 1/2 cup of a blended organic fertilizer around each plant to provide the nutrition necessary for optimum production.
Seed Specs-Approximately 140 seeds per gram. Minimum germination standard: 70%. Usual seed life: 2 years.
Seed Saving Tips-All peppers have perfect flowers and are self-pollinating. Some cross-pollination can occur between cultivars by bees and insects. It seems that even leading authorities disagree from no isolation required to 500 feet isolation needed between varieties. We suggest a minimum of 50 feet between sweet varieties and 100 feet between hot varieties. If you have lots of bees and insects and few flowers in the area, then you should move toward the 500 foot range to ensure purity. Handle hot peppers with surgical gloves and a cartridge respirator.

Seed Depth	Soil Temp. for Germ.	Days to Germination	Light Requirements	Thin Plants to
1/4"	70-90°F	8-25	Full Sun	12-18"