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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] starting pepper plants
  • Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 13:10:03 -0500 (CDT)

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
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610




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