genuine seeds with heat but took a while to germinate
First time hot pepper grower. Started out the paper towel method indoor in a dark bathroom in a sizable ziplock brand lunch container on the day when the seeds arrived. It took well over a month to see some spouting activities. Out of the batch of seeds, only 6 developed into baby plants. Transplanted them into potting soil after the first set of leaves showed up. Now the 2nd set of leaves are coming out and still happy on a window sill. Cannot wait for the plant to grow to maturity and starting having seed pods.