[Market-farming] starting pepper plants

Bill Shoemaker wshoemak at illinois.edu
Wed May 6 14:10:03 EDT 2009


Nothing magic necessary, just patience. One week is too short. Two weeks is normal. I start a couple thousand seeds every year. just put them in a standard mix, or almost any kind of soil. Keep it moist, but not soaking wet. Keep them warm, not hot. They should start coming up in 12-16 days. If you have chinense species, like habanero, Datil or scotch bonnet, it may take three weeks.

Bill




>Also, peppers may take a week--did you wait that long? 

>> This is my first year at trying to start pepper plants from seeds. And it was
>> a 100% failure. None germinated, all was fresh seed from reputable seed
>> houses.  I had them on a heat mat and tried to keep the top moist. What
>> starter medium would you recommend? I read one blog that said you should soak
>> pepper seeds overnite before putting in seed containers.
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road  St Charles, IL  60174
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