Peppers Finally Are Germinating...
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Sycamore Slough
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They've had the Cushy Greenhouse conditions for two weeks, but take longer than Tomatoes.
All my Tomato varieties pop in 5-9 days, but the Peppers want two weeks.
I'd say "Film at Eleven" but, they are just breaking ground.
Flats I filled Dead Space w/ Black Turtle Beans pop in just a few days.
Meanwhile, most Tomato plants are ready for 4" pots, with a set of "Real" leaves.
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Pardon, double Post.
Pardon, double Post.
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Hüsky says, "If you have the
Hüsky says, "If you have the Ghost Pepper Seeds, or such like, send them now...."
I'm looking for the Crazy Hot Pepper seeds if anyone has them.
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yeah my peppers are taking
yeah my peppers are taking their time
roma seeds went in late but they emerged
a few that I started in late Feb are doing quite well and ready for the garden this week..after the last frost-flirting temps of the season
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Cousin Peppers?
Cousin Peppers?
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15-16 days for earliest
15-16 days for earliest Pepper germination with very nice Greenhouse conditions; 75-80 degree temps night & day.
Tomatoes are sprouting in 5-6 days right next to Pepper flats that lag. Farmer neighbor told me to plant the Peppers not so deep: seed packs say 1/4" but he goes like 1/16" deep. What the heck does he know, only been doing it 40 + years. So he's got gazillions of 72-cel flats of Peppers, all thriving. Damp mix in the flats, then a sparse scatter of dry mix to cover the seed. That's what the Pro - Farmer does.
For 'Paste / Plum' varieties I've got Roma, Roma VF, San Marzano and Rio Grande. It's all a Trial to see which ones survive and make many Fruit. Earliest flat plantations have a nice set of 'real' leaves already.
Hey I'm only a month late. Big Box stores got huge shipments of greenhouse Tomatoes / Peppers from 'Bonnie' in Alabama last week, $3.79 per 3" pot, 5 for $15.00. They might have some good ideas, selling Tomato plants to people rather than fussing around with tilling, irrigation and deer prevention.
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Got some Carolina Reapers
Got some Carolina Reapers germinating.
CAPSAICINSUSHIANDCOMETOPAPA
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Mr. Hoover,
Mr. Hoover,
Please mail me some of those 'Carolina Reaper' seeds.
I'm good for the postage / envelope co$t.
My goal is to cross-breed them with other Pepper varieties.
Also, they might scare the Deer away.
International Firewood
PO Box 164
Crosswicks NJ 08515
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I put all the seeds I had in
I put all the seeds I had in the dirt. Might have some seeds in 6-8 months though.
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TH - What's the plan after
TH - What's the plan after harvest?
Sauces or Bear mace?
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Darn it. Now all 14 VLZoners
Darn it. Now all 14 VLZoners have my mailing address.
Don't send Fava Beans; I have them already:
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BBQ sauce, taco sauce, fresh
BBQ sauce, taco sauce, fresh pepper in a pot of curry.
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Definitely like to know the
Definitely like to know the outcome.
Hope you have a haz-mat suit and mask that can withstand a chemical attack
Keep us posted.
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Grew them a few years ago and
Grew them a few years ago and they make a great bbq sauce. I’ve only recently perfected making Baja style hot sauce and am looking forward to having something with more of a kick than ghost peppers to use.
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Never had luck germinating
Never had luck germinating pepper seeds and have always gone with starts. I guess a green house would help.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
>>>>looking forward to having something with more of a kick than ghost peppers
Ghost Peppers have plenty of kick and are currently ranked seventh hottest pepper in the world. For the top six, see here: https://pepperhead.com/top-10-worlds-hottest-peppers/
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Soak seeds for a day, plant
Soak seeds for a day, plant in soil, cover and throw under a lamp indoors. Unless we have a warm spring here it's the only way I can get peppers, especially some of the hot varieties, to keep up. They'll eventually sprout but will flower before they get tall enough.
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If you have Kids and want to
If you have Kids and want to interest them in Gardening, Beans are Great. They germinate quickly and become plants.
Peppers take waaay too long. Bores the Kiddoes.
Next flats to go in the Hothouse are Lavender and more Tomatoes, maybe some Purple Basil.
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So Hüsky is not Dead yet...
So Hüsky is not Dead yet... just having a Dirt nap. He is almost Four years old. Starting to chill a bit; has not chewed up any Shoes lately. He still steals People Food.
I think these might be "Serranos" which are beginning to sprout.
There's a close-up shot. They're so cute when they are Babies
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Cute little Baby Serrano Peppers.
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For comparison, The two-week
For comparison, The two-week young tomato sprouts, beginning to show 'real' leaves.
One is 'Roma VF' and the other 'San Marzano' variety. Both planted same day 4-1-2018 in identical flats & soil.
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Not a bunch of nutrients in
Not a bunch of nutrients in their starter-mix, "Promix BX" which is Peat, Perlite, Vermiculite and a bit of Bone Meal. Some imaginary beneficial Fungi.
I've started to feed a taste of dilute Fish Emulsion, maybe half-strength.