[Market-farming] starting pepper plants

Liz liz at horseshoegardens.com
Wed May 6 15:20:40 EDT 2009


 
Agree!!!  When I think I've waited long enough, I give it another couple of
weeks, not just days.  OP seed seems to take longer too.  When conditions
are perfect-with heat/moisture-2 weeks, avg conditions, 3 wks.  When I'm
antsy, forever. 

Liz
Horseshoe Gardens
Resisting the urge to say out loud I'm sick of rain for which I'll be sorry
come July

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bill
Shoemaker
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:10 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] starting pepper plants

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




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