White out's blooms will scorch in 6 hours of sun, no matter what zone they're grown in. No biggie though. As you find new things you can swap and move things around. That's what makes gardening fun. :) Commercial entities don't get the full picture on hydrangea care, as they are more concerned about sales of many different plants, not just hydrangeas. Also, each hydrangea is different, especially in the F&E line. In zone 6, about all F&E are fine in 6 hours of sun except for White Out and Blue Heaven.

Personally, I restart seeds after about two weeks or so. I will still keep the originals to see if they finally pop, but I don't want to get too far behind in case they never do sprout. It has been my experience that most all peppers (with a few exceptions) will sprout within two weeks if they are going to at all. Like I said, there are a few exceptions but even most super hots will pop within two weeks if they are under proper conditions. Heat and moisture are the two biggies. Too little or too much is not good. 70 to 85 for soil heat and constant moisture without being soggy is good. If you grew several other varieties of peppers and they sprouted fine, then I would consider it a problem with the seed. If you had wide spread failures to sprout, then I would look more at your setup. My 7 Pot Brain Strain-Yellow seeds that I got from the trade actually were the first to sprout for me. They were going strong at 6 days. The photo below shows my early sprouts. Notice the ones that sprouted first were near the center of the heat mat that I had them on. That probably had something to do with it. I expect it was just a bit warmer there than on the outside cells. If you click on the photo it should open in a bigger size so you can see it easier.

tropical peppers need temps above 55 to grow otherwise they become dormant..Night temperature above that is critical.They dont like wet feet use Foxfarm Ocean Forrest soil.Dont overwater.They also need at least ten hrs /day sunlight can be grow light.Flower takes twelve hrs optimum.I grow year round in a greenhouse.You can purchase grow tents that would work in your basement. Hot peppers are heavy phosporus feeders .I use Herculian Harvest liquid bone meal every time I water.This is a Carolina Reaper just ripening Oct.30.I was just in Murphy NC in August beautiful.

Thanks everyone. I checked this morning, and they really are dead. But the columbines are already in bud and it's going to be a good show. I know some people here do not appreciate their self-seeding ways but be assured mine are all grown intentionally from seeds I collected. In containers, they do die after a few seasons and my tendency to deadhead means that I never get any volunteers. And unlike the divas that roses are, columbines are happy on my NNW balcony with limited sun. I have decided to do nothing until columbines are done blooming. Then, I have plants in smaller pots (a pink dipladenia, a baby clematis paniculata, and a camellia) that will be happy to occupy the space that has opened up. I have killed 7 of 10 roses I have tried to grow in the past 4/5 years so I am just going to watch the remaining three for a season or two before I add anymore. In contrast, I have lost only one of half a dozen clematis so..who need roses...