The same friendly environment that promotes seedling growth also provides perfect breeding conditions for common greenhouse pests such as aphids, white flies, mealy bugs, and spider mites.
An Excellent Way to Grow Pepper Seedlings
We use the following technique to grow seedlings for transplanting with excellent results. Although we use it in semi-arid New Mexico, it should work equally well in other parts of the country.
Growing Peppers in Cold Frames and Hotbeds
Cold frames are the second most efficient environments for growing seedlings and probably the least expensive to construct and operate.