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Post by rdback on Feb 10, 2023 10:02:29 GMT -6
...so far, neither of the peppers have come up and the Porter Tomatoes haven’t either. I’m getting a bit concerned...
Looking back, it looks like you planted on 2/04. That's only six days ago, lol. Peppers usually take 10-14 days, some times longer (depending on type). Also, peppers like it warm to germinate - around 80F is a good target. They'll germinate at lower temps, but it will take loooonger. Keep them moist, and a little patience my friend. They're coming.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 10, 2023 11:49:32 GMT -6
...so far, neither of the peppers have come up and the Porter Tomatoes haven’t either. I’m getting a bit concerned...
Looking back, it looks like you planted on 2/04. That's only six days ago, lol. Peppers usually take 10-14 days, some times longer (depending on type). Also, peppers like it warm to germinate - around 80F is a good target. They'll germinate at lower temps, but it will take loooonger. Keep them moist, and a little patience my friend. They're coming.
You’re right. I guess I was just too impatient. one of the four Shishito peppers are up. Still waiting on Poblano. Porter has just started breaking surface. I have them inside on a heating mat. I used to have an old style fridge that was warm on top and it worked pretty well. Technology took that away.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 10, 2023 11:55:42 GMT -6
Quick picture of Shishito pepper
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 10, 2023 14:32:27 GMT -6
I find it hard not to be impatient about seeds, I admit. It looks like they’ll be coming along shortly then. Keep us posted.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 10, 2023 19:56:12 GMT -6
Roselle Looks Good to me. What say everyone?
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 10, 2023 20:48:22 GMT -6
They look nice to me. I haven’t ever used those Jiffy Pellets. How big are they? I’m guessing pretty small.
I was just writing down how many of each kind of tomato and pepper seed I hope to plant tomorrow. It’s getting to be time for me to get on actually doing that, I think.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 10, 2023 21:41:21 GMT -6
Yes they are pretty small. I’m guessing, but about the size of a 50 cent piece or therebouts. I have used them for a long time. There are probably lots better way to start seeds, but I usually use these. Especially for tomatoes.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 11, 2023 8:43:21 GMT -6
Ever since my daughter was given an Aerogarden about 8 years ago, I’ve often used it as a seed starting space with little peat sponges. I had better success with germination with that than I did with my previous system of starter pots and starter mix. Last spring I bought some different brand biodegradable sponges to try to use in it since the regular peat sponges were getting too costly, but they didn’t work right for that system, so I’ve just been using the starter sponges in trays. That’s what I plan to use for tomatoes and peppers later this morning. They’re small but they do work well for germination. I’ll just be potting up more quickly. That’s not my favorite part of growing transplants, but it’s worth it to me to grow my own from seed. I’ll try to post a picture later.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 11, 2023 10:26:20 GMT -6
chrysanthemum I used to have a room dedicated to plants. I had those metal shelves with shop lights. Starting seeds was my favorite part of gardening. At one time, I used to grow about 300+ tomatoes. Then my job played out and we moved to the city. I had to buy a storage building and shove most of our belongings into it. That was about 13 years ago. Now we live in a small cabin and I literally don’t have the space for something like that. What I like about those peat pellets is I can start several tomatoes in 1 pellet, then when they get about an inch high, I can peel off the netting, put the pellet in a bowl of water and the peat dissolves and I’m left with the plants that can be separated and transplanted. Easy Peasey.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 11, 2023 10:51:42 GMT -6
hmoosek , I agree with you about seed starting. I love that part. My sister has the metal shelves and plant lights set up, though she doesn’t have a room for it. Her shelves are in her living room. I’ve never grown that many plants. I did just start 32 seeds this morning in my little “horticubes.” They’re less than one-inch square on top, but I’ve had pretty good success with them. I put them in a tough plastic container that I can cover with a slightly translucent “lid” (really just another container from the fish counter this summer when the local grocery kept running great sales on trout). I put my tray on a heat mat near a south facing window, but when these guys start popping up, I think I’ll have to move my ginger and put these under my only grow light that isn’t built into an Aerogarden. (There’s a sheen of water under the cubes, by the way, and I didn’t realize it until I looked at the photo, but all that green is the reflection of some ginger leaves.) It’s just about 50 degrees now, so I need to get outside pretty soon and transplant Sugar Snap Peas.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Feb 11, 2023 12:10:19 GMT -6
I like your notes on what seeds are planted and where. I need to start doing that. No matter how I try to mark seeds in seed trays somehow by the time I set them out in my garden I have no idea what some of them are.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 11, 2023 20:08:13 GMT -6
heavyhitterokra, I don’t start nearly as many starts as you do, I would guess, but I still manage to get things mixed up. I try to keep it organized, but things always seem to happen. Last year I labeled really carefully and was pretty sure I didn’t have any mix-ups, and when my tomatoes started growing there were a couple that weren’t what I thought they should be. One in particular was an oddball because it looked nothing like what it should have been (other than being a cherry tomato) , but I also hadn’t planted anything that looked like it either. All I can conclude on that one is that I had some sort of errant seed in the package. It wasn’t a very hardy or prolific plant, so I never tried to save anything from it.
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Post by amyinowasso on Feb 13, 2023 11:08:16 GMT -6
One year the JDs Special C-Tex had 2 stems in the pot. For better or worse, I leave 2 stems and plant them together. One was in fact JDs, the other a smaller salad sized tomato with phenomenal taste. I saved seed, but later generations were not as good. I find volunteer tomatoes are rarely good either.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Feb 14, 2023 15:21:45 GMT -6
Pretty sharp, Moosie. I’m envying those Roselle. Can’t wait to start some.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Feb 14, 2023 22:12:00 GMT -6
hmoosek, have any more of your peppers started to sprout or your Porter tomatoes? I check on my seeds periodically to make sure the heat and moisture levels are appropriate, and I can see the seeds in the little divots of the sponge. Several of them have radicles starting to show. I’ll be thrilled when the first leaves start popping up.
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