>>341418Congratulations! I remember the first time I ever bought seeds, I was maybe 14 or 15 and I bought them just to see if I could grow anything. The seeds were 10 cents a pack in 2001/2002 so I figured I had nothing to lose. I ended up growing tomatoes like fucking crazy.. I had somewhere between 75-90 plants from what I remember and I could not stop growing things. I know how exciting it is to watch stuff sprout.
That said, let me give you a warning and a heads up... I'm guessing you dumped/scattered seeds all over the pot, right? I did that too and you need to be careful because if you let them get bigger, the roots will choke and kill the other seedlings. The seed packs talk about 'thinning' (e.g. kill off all but your strongest seedling) but I HATE that and prefer not to be a monster so I space the seeds out according to the directions or as if I was growing them in their permanent home. Someone else might be able to get you better advice but I would suggest using a scoop to go at least 5 inches below the soil (so you don't cut the roots) then use water to turn the soil into 'mush' that way you can expose the seedling and the root without hurting it, then space the peppers 1 to 2 feet apart at the least so each one will grow healthy and not choke the roots of the others when they get bigger. Also, peppers are a little different from other plants because it can take them up to 20 days to sprout if the humidity and temperature isn't right for them. They are very picky and thrive in heat and humidity. I'm growing 3 myself (two Peruvian Aji pepper plants and one Burpee Chinese Giant Herloom Sweet Peppers. The Aji took almost 3 weeks to sprout and I placed them direct in the soil as I had no luck starting them indoors. The sweet pepper I was lucky and it took 8 days to sprout indoors
Another thing you can do is use a plastic or butter knife to 'cut' a square around the area of the seedling then dig it out and transplant so you don't disturb the other seedlings
