I have read this too but used them for 2 years and had great germination rates. Bhuts and Tepins up in less than a week.

I have to agree with Chillilover on this one. I have had great germination with Bhut Jolokia, Serrano, Cayenne, NuMex 6-4/Big Jim/Joe E. Parker, Chiltepin, and Chinese Lantern Habanero. No problems whatsoever.

ok so it must be a something a company says to get you to purchase another one of there products?

I had started 15 pepper plants from seed, in pellets. 5 each of KN, bell an halepeno. I got 12 plants, all the bell an halepeno. But only 2 KN germinated. They were on a heat mat. That has been my only experience with germinating peppers from seed with pellets. Thought I would share it. I was expecting atleast one or two of each not to germinate so I though I was doing good.

i bought most of my plants this year so that i don't lose the season. i had a very poor success rate with pepper seeds and peat pellets. they're great for curry leaf plants and tomatoes however. just my two cents.

I have had great success with starting pepper seeds in peat pellets. Nearly every one that I planted germinated.

Peat pellets work great for me too. Just make sure you cut the netting up good, or remove it completely when potting up. There was a photo circulating here a few months ago of when someone pulled the plant out of the ground at the end of the season and found the roots strangled by the netting. The plant had been a poor performer too, as you can imagine.