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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] pepper seed germination
  • Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:55:48 -0600

I've done many trials of all kinds of peppers for 20 years. Most trials have had greater than twenty varieties from numerous sources, sometimes up to 80 varieties. If the seed is fresh or one-year-old stored at room temperature, I expect based on my experiences to get at least 90% germination. If I use bottom heat under the trays it's usually better and happens quicker (6-8 days). Without bottom heat we're looking at 10-14 days. They are slow germinators. I've had seed that was 6 years old with bottom heat germinate better than 55%. I think if a seed company is selling seed for high prices, it should be selling seed of high quality. Cheap seed is cheap seed.

Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html


when germinating pepper seeds dont feel bad about low germination... they have a short shelf life and USDA germination guidelines tell seed companies minimum germination rate acceptable for resale is at 55% .. so seeds you get from seed companies can be as low as 55% and can be shipped we try not to ship anything under 75% as people dont like to get only 1/2 of their seeds sprouting but on some rare seeds we have gone lower to the 55% ( if we cant find a higher replacement) ...
Mark Ritter
Botanikka Seeds
www.botanikka.com
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