Fw: [CH] persistence
Shaun aRe (shaun_are@zenlunatics.co.uk)
Tue, 10 May 2005 15:55:31 +0100
> "Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:35:09 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Scott" <rooftopvoter@excite.com>
> Subject: [CH] persistence
>
> March 8th: seeds go into the germination chamber.
>
> March 19th: germiniated seedlings moved under flourescent lights.
> (Chiltepin, Aji Amarillo, Whilte Lightnin', White Bullet Habanero)
>
> April 2nd: Seedlings moved to 16oz. plastic cups, back under lights.
>
> April 14th: Notice that the only seeds that didn't germinate, and
> hence left for dead, were the Puerto Ricans, which weren't dead, and
> had sprouted quite nicely despite 3 weeks of being ignored: no heat,
> no light, no water.
>
> These persistent little buggers survived: a cruise back from Puerto
> Rico, poor storage conditions (I left them in a baggy, in the pod,
> which molded inside and out), then my germination/abandonment.
>
> I am constantly amazed at how resilient El Grande's progeny are.
>
> Scott... waiting for May... KCK"
>
> LUCKY you Scott! I had no better than 30% germ rate this year, and lost
near
> half of the seedlings, with the few remaining ones not looking too good at
> all. I planted 7 commercial varieties plus HEAPS of seeds from my own
pods -
> 3 or the commercial varieties have not germed at all after nearly 2 months
> kept warm and moist, and none of the few hundred seeds from my own pods
have
> at all.
>
> We just got a poly tunnel this year too so I was hoping for a bumper
crop -
> oh well!
>
>
> Shaun aRe
>
> May all your wishes be both wise and fulfilled.
>