Hello from West Virginia! Today's a big day for me. I just germinated and planted my very first batch of hot peppers. What am I growing? Why, the nasty hot Ghost Pepper (or Bhut Jolokia, Naga Morich, etc..) I know it's a bad time to start, but I just couldn't wait. Besides, if they fail I have a few more seeds on standby for springtime. I don't have any proper equipment for indoor growing, but I'm confident in my method so far. I germinated them the easy way in a damp paper towel in a Ziploc bag. Each of the ten cracked through with that first little sign of a newborn plant. That was the easy part though. I'm open for any suggestions and pointers along the way. I'm glad to be part of the hot pepper community!