I germinated a number of hot peppers this year and while I have no great tips on how to do it, I can say "be patient". Unlike tomato seeds, pepper seeds only germinate when they are ready to germinate. I had some five year old Bishop's Crown seed which I had low expectations for. I planted three or four seeds per cell hoping for one seedling per cell. They germinated slowly, but well; and required removal of many extra small plants. It seems the older the seed, the longer to germinate.
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