Here are some pictures of my new starts. The larger ones are the chinese cabbage and broculli. The smaller ones are habeneros and golden belles. I just put these under the lights today after coming out of the hot box. The hot box is a box I built with 1" foilface foam board cut into pieces to make a box enclosure that will hold at least 2 trays and a light. I put a standard shop incandescent light with a 40 watt bulb for heat. To test the temperture I put a thermometer in the box and left it for an hour. I want a constant temperture of approximately 75 to 80 degrees. This is the best temp for peppers to germinate. It got a little hotter than that, so I cut ventilation hole about 4" x 4" and the temp stabilized about 81 degrees. The first batch of peppers seeds germinated right at 6 days. 90 percent came up. It works well and is easy to make. Its great to learn the little tricks it makes it easier and alot more fun.
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