Re: [CH] time of germination of some chinense varieties
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Fri, 12 May 2000 15:36:15 -0700
> How many days capsicum varieties like Choc Congo, Scotch Bonnet, Habanero, spend to germinate?
> However I have seen that Chapeu de frade spend only 7-10 days to sprouting.
All the varieties you've mentioned, indeed all varieties of any of the five
domesticated chile species, should take approximately the same amount of
time to germinate, namely 5-10 days or so, i.e. just the same as the C.
baccatum variety you have named.
Of course, much depends upon factors such as temperature (optimal = 75-85
degrees F. or so, colder = slower germination, too hot = slow or never, too
cold = slow or never), and even how old the seeds are and how well/properly
they were stored (fresher seeds sprout quicker, old seeds can take
considerably longer -- I once got a batch of seeds of which out of 100 only
2 ever sprouted, one 5 months and the other 8 months after planting -- but
both eventually grew to be normal healthy productive plants).
So, though you can expect 5-10 days most of the time, I advise never giving
up on chile seeds before waiting at least 3 or 4 weeks.
--- Brent