Glad you can join us gardening! You’re lucky in that you have the climate, space and time to enjoy growing these delightful (and tasty) plants.

First, I would recommend that you not use a jalepeno that you bought from a store (I am assuming you mean grocery store), as it’s very likely not ripe (they are deep red when ripe). So germination could be very hit-or-miss. I suggest that you either go to a garden center or buy some seeds online (check this site for places where I have bought seeds successfully). You’ll have a better germination rate.

It’s best to germinate your seeds in warm planting medium. I like using a plant warming mat, specially designed for keeping plants and seeds warm (do not use a regular heating pad, whatever you do). Although I don’t show the warming pad in the video, here’s some information on planting pepper seeds, and the kind of “soil” I use.

I hope this helps — enjoy growing your peppers!

Not sure exactly what you are wanting to know, but I will say that habaneros tend to be slower to germinate than scotch bonnets. And at least in my garden, slower to set peppers. I’ve already had several scotch bonnets ripen while my mustard habanero is just now deciding it’s time to flower.

Patience is the name of the game when it comes to the super-hot peppers!