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dave said:The other thing about peppers is that they really want warm soil to germinate. 70 to 75 degrees is just on the edge of acceptable heat so we always use a heat map to bring the temps up a bit more. Without the heat mat they just seem to sit and take forever to germinate. With the heatmat they germinate almost as fast as tomatoes!

I know the growing medium is very warm. I even put them outside during the day to get more direct sun and they stay very warm all night. It's still steamy and warm when I check in the morning. I can feel the warmth when I put my fingers in under the dome.

I'll try putting them on some heat when I bring them in for the evenings. I'm so desperate to try anything.