Re: [CH] Serious De-Lurking going on
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:25:09 -0600
>>I have been anxiously waiting for the chiles that I
planted three weeks ago to sprout........ Can anyone comment on this. Once before I planted Habeneros and they took 6 - 8 weeks to show themselves.<<
Wolf,
I have great success using a steady 85-86°F bottom heat for my pepper seeds. This year I started 13 varieties on 3/27. By 4/3 11 varieties had sprouted. The earliest was 4 days. These were mostly seeds that I purchased in 1997 & kept refrigerated in sealed containers. This was a large improvement over previous years when I had germinated seeds at 75°. I did no soaking or pretreating of the seeds. I believe that 86° is the optimal temperature & that there is a very definite slowing down at lower & higher temps.
Note: I am not near the pepper *expert* of many on this list, so take this advice for what it is worth. But I'm not new to gardening either. Hopefully one of them will corroborate my input.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chile Wolf" <chilewolf2000@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 8:31 AM
Subject: [CH] Serious De-Lurking going on
> <Lurking mode off>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have been a lurking member of the Chile Heads'
> mailing list for a VERY long time, and on the odd
> occation I have delurked to ask for advice.
> I have actually really enjoyed reading the postings by
> other members and I must admit that this is the
> greatest mailing list that I have ever belonged to, in
> terms of people, advice and just general friendship.
> It is for this reason that I have decided to delurk
> and add my voice to the list.
> Although I feel that I almost 'know' the members who
> regularly post to the list, I need to introduce
> myself.
>
> I am Southern Hemisphere CH, from South Africa, who
> considers himself a devoted CH. I must admit though,
> that Hab. chiles really test my resolve, they are a
> bit too much for me. I am more of a Serreno / Thai
> Chile fan. In fact, one of my 'babies' is a 4 year
> old Thai Chile bush in my tiny front garden that
> produces pods like there is no tomorrow.
>
> I have been anxiously waiting for the chiles that I
> planted three weeks ago to sprout (I know, I know, a
> bit late, but better late than not at all). They are
> a mixture of Thai, Golden Habeneros, Red Habeneros,
> Serrenos, Jalepenos, Hot Waxes and a couple of others.
> So far I have seen no evidense of sprouting, although
> the tomato plants that I planted at the same time have
> sprouted. Can anyone comment on this. Once before I
> planted Habeneros and they took 6 - 8 weeks to show
> themselves.
>
> Generally speaking I tend to buy seedlings from a
> local nursery, because I don't seem to be any good
> with getting seeds to grow to adult plants.
>
> Anyway, that is a bit about me, hopefully I will
> introduce more of myself and a few yummy recipes to
> the list over the next few months.
>
> Regards,
> Wolf.
>
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