How to start pepper seedlings from fresh pepper?

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Pepper seeds will sprout without any light but after sprouting they require at least 6 hours of sunlight. If I understand your question you will start your seedlings outdoors in a container? If so and the temperatures are high (88F+) during the day I would put them where they would receive total morning sun until they had 2 sets of true leaves and then move them into the west facing area. I store my seeds in a paper envelope in the driest area in my house.
I didn't know seeds will sprout without any light. If so, then I'll put it in my garage (it's hot there during the day) until it sprouts then I'll bring it out to an area that has morning sun until 2 sets of true leaves then I'll move it to the west facing area.

Another question please. the container that contains the seeds, do I cover it so no air can get in or leave it opened? the starting seed soil will be wet so if I cover it completely with no air then it will have a micro-climate inside.

If I leave it opened then the soil might dry out then I have to water it maybe once a week.
 
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I didn't know seeds will sprout without any light. If so, then I'll put it in my garage (it's hot there during the day) until it sprouts then I'll bring it out to an area that has morning sun until 2 sets of true leaves then I'll move it to the west facing area.

Another question please. the container that contains the seeds, do I cover it so no air can get in or leave it opened? the starting seed soil will be wet so if I cover it completely with no air then it will have a micro-climate inside.

If I leave it opened then the soil might dry out then I have to water it maybe once a week
After I moisten the soil I cover mine with Saran Wrap and this keeps the soil moist. I try to keep the soil temperature as close to 78F-80F as possible. Most pepper seeds sprout with 6-9 days.
 
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Actually, your home freezer is probably colder than what the World Seed Bank stores their seeds at. The optimal temperature for seed storage is -18C or -0.4F and that is what they are stored at.
That puzzled me because I distinctly remembered seeing someone in heavy duty gloves and goggles taking a container out of what looked like a liquid gas container. A bit of research shows you are right, but that there are some seeds which won't keep at those sorts of temperature and are stored 'cryogenically'. I guess they showed them because it was more dramatic than a freezer type cold room.
 
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This ismy first time growing peppers l started from fresh seeds dried from peppers 26 plants some are doing better than others

One question the purple flower plant is that a chilli plant it is from the seeds l gathered
 

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The purple flower plant is not a pepper plant. Never know that a bird might have sit on the edge and pooped or the seed came in with the pepper seeds.
 

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