Just wanted to let you know what happened today. Usually I have to wait and wait for my pepper to germinate. I started by maters and peppers on March 16th. The maters are up today, but not the pepper. Well,I thought perhaps some bottom heat. Well, low and behold, after 1/2 day of 70 degrees the peppers seeds are sprouted..I used a heating pad, covered with a towel and a soil thermometer to keep the temps around 70-80 and lo and behold...it worked. Now I dont have to wait forever, it seems, for them to pop thru the soil..thought I'd pass that on. Croley