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Old January 14, 2012   #7
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Originally Posted by guruofgardens View Post
I'm going to start my hot peppers the last week in January/first week in February when all the supplies are organized. Tomatoes I usually start the first or second week in March.

Last year the weather was w-a-y too cold to plant until the end of May, so the plants got a bit leggy.

Don't have a heat mat, so I use an old electric blanket that works just fine.

Many of the hot peppers may take weeks to germinate so don't get discouraged.

Best of luck!

I was curious, what do you set your electric blanket on? I am using one as well, and I wasn't sure where to set it.
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