My buddy steam-cooked an entire flat of Bhut, Black Pearl, and Scotch Bonnet seeds last week.
He was so eager to replace the other seedlings that he left out in the sun, that he got a little ahead of himself....
trying to hasten the process by placing his seed-house outdoors. The dome on his tray had been closed, and was steaming
by the time he opened it. I saw the steam and told him his seeds were likely cooked.

He started over, but I advised he keep the other trays around in case of a surprise germination.

In my experience, I've found that neither seeds nor seedlings require humidity.
I cover my flats with a single piece of plastic wrap, which I remove as soon as I see
signs of germination. I use a very dry soil mix of pumice, perlite, and fir bark,
all screened to between 1/16 - 1/4 inch sized particles. I water from the top, and I never
let my containers sit in water.

Josh

That's some tough luck on your seedlings chef.

As far as mail-ordering plants, most folks recommend Cross Country Nurseries, located in Rosemont, NJ. I think they're sold out of Bhuts for this year though. Also, they have a 12 plant minimum order, I believe.

Another I've heard good things about is Susan at The Chilewoman.com, located in Bloomington, IN. It looks like she may still have some Bhuts, plus she's a little closer to you. I think she has a 6 plant minimum order.

Keep in mind, I've never ordered from either of these companies. I've just heard and read good things about both.

Good luck - hope things work out for 'ya.

Rick

Well needless to say, Ive learned a LESSON!

The 6 plant minimum kinda stinks cause I already have so many peppers planted and I need more like I need a hole in my head lol. If it comes down to it I may just have to do it.

thanks guys

I am using a self-watering seed starter to get some Bhuts & Tepins started. Now that is above 50 degrees during the day, I've been leaving the container outside. It went up to 80 today. Do you think I did the same to my seeds???

Its possible. If they are covered and its sunny/80 degrees it is probably real hot in there. Im totally new to the gardening thing and trying to learn as much info as possible. My seedlings were literally steaming so that was my indication they got fried!

chefben4 - if its sunny and 80, do not cover them. Just leave them in a styrofoam cup with soil and keep them moist and be patient.

To start my bhuts I put all the seeds in a styrofoam cup with soil and sprinkled a little soil on top then soaked the cup (of course there were tons of holes on the bottom for drainage). Every couple of days I would again soak the soil. Excellent drainage is a must though. The seeds sprouted in about 1-2 weeks. I'm waiting for them to get strong enough to put in soil as we speak.

Typical Michigan, when I put them in the greenhouse the high was 53, then the next day in went up to 80 and thus they got barbequed.

It happens, now I need to find some more plants/seeds.

Well, I had a couple serrano sprouts in the same container that are still alive and kicking. I'm hoping that the fact they are buried in 1/8 - 1/4" of soil, they survived. Of course, with my tepin seeds, I may not know for another month...

Someone up top mentioned a black pearl pepper. I just bought a pepper plant yesterday with the same name. It was sold as an "ornamental" pepper, and had a warning on the label about how hot it was. It's leaves are nearly black and it has purple flowers. Is this the plant you're referring to? And is it edible? I think the peppers are either red or purple. It was just so pretty, I had to snatch it up.

Kim

gah.....i ordered some plants, not seeds, from a company in florida last year called "greenearth inc" and was very happy with what i got....nice, strong, healthy plants.....but I just checked and theyre sold out for the season....
sorry I couldnt help!

No worries! I found a great local seller via craigslist with some beautiful superhots. 7 pots, Trinada Scorpions, Naga Morich, Bhut Jolokia (Choc,etc.), and many more. If you are in michigan id love to point you in the right direction.

I live in Southeast Michigan and am interested. Where are you/the seller located?