Fwd: [CH] Record germination speed Habanero Rojo
Mary Going (mary@firegirl.com)
Tue, 03 Mar 1998 07:45:09 -0500
Hmmm. I wouldn't call one seedling popping up early a "reduction in
germination time." That seed might have done the same thing last year. Wait
til you see if you have consistent results.
See y'all at the show!
- mary
>Hi all,
>
>I'm really shocked today.
>
>Last year I seeded my chillis in a polystyrene foam box on top of our
>heating system in the garage. The first one that showed his head was a
>Habanero Rojo, and this 10 days after seeding.
>This year I bought plastic seedling containers. I used the same soil,
>the same source of water, I put the containers on the same heating system
>(temperature doesn't seem to differ a lot - 23 °C). I had some left overs
>from last year, and wanted to see whether they still sprouted or not. I
>used Habanaro Rojos bought from "Davis Plant and Seed" from this year _and_
>from last year. Yesterday, exactely three days after seeding, one of '97 Habs
>popped up from under the soil. *shiver*
>What can be the cause of this gigantic reduction in germination time?
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