[dennis]

when is the best time to sow chilli peppers

[fivespud364]

About 8-10 weeks before the last frost in your area.

Hot peppers can be tricky to germinate they can take a while to come up and they do need heat to germinate ideally the compost needs to get to 80 degrees to get good fast germination.

You can get solutions to aid germination as well.

[Yabba]

Depends on variety, I've already sown my chinenses, they need a loooong growing period.

Great place to start @link Chilli database

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[asd1]

I sow mine indoors now then put on a sunny window until it's above 15 degrees outside then the go into green house

[Sid]

I have sown mine also, had a propergator for Christmas,so fingers crossed,as I had little success last year as first lot of chillies didn't germinate,second lot of chillies sprung into action a bit too late for a decent crop.

[dennis]

the last 2 years i've been sowing them about march but the time they are starting to ripen winter is upon us
i have 3 propagators 1) 3 foot x 2foot 1) 2 foot x 1 foot and 1) 1foot x 8 inch so giving them heat isn't a problem i was just wondering is it best to sow them now or was it to soon as some of you have alredy sown them i guess its now
thanks for your advice 

[Yabba]

Main problem is light, not heat

Annums can wait for a while, chinenses need to be started as early as possible

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[dennis]

it's cayenne and jalapeno i'm growing this year

[Yabba]

Both of those are annuums which means you don't need to rush to sow them, I won't be sowing my annums until late feb.

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[dennis]

ok thanks