whaty is the best way to germinate and plant theses peppers?
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I used the damp napkin in the sandwich bag and put them between a cloth over a seedling heat mat and I had around 95+% success; in the middle of winter even
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I used the method of using a damp napkin putting the seeds in the folded napkin and seal it with some air in a zip-lock bag. I had about a 95% success this way. Once sprouted, gently plant in good moisture controlled soil.
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The best results I had were using jiffy pods, with a grow light indoors until the weather was warm enough outside to put them in pots. It takes about two weeks to germinate at >75 degree soil temperature.
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Hi David J, I use "Jiffy"seed starter packs,with heat mat. When seedlings produce hearty leaves,I transplant them to 3" peat pots. Keep plants warm untill big enough to put outside in garden when nite time temps are above 60* or so. So far I've had good luck with these seeds. I also have some in containers doing well. Good luck to you Dave! Ron B.
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Yes, good germination. Different veggies and herbs have different germination times. I like to soak mine prior to planting which speeds it up on the slower ones like peppers etc.
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Choose your seeds I shop at farmers supply houses they sell to farmers for growing thus better quality seeds and more variety and cost lower. Next soak for 24 hours. Seed absorb water thus expanding and starting the growth process -- do not shorten the soak period or you lengthen the growing period. Place in tray darken area of tray for 30 hours seed grow naturaly in the ground it is dark under the soil. Then give it light sun or house lights works just fine for the sprout process. I place mine near the sealing in the room that the room light is on the most. Water daily. Enjoy. Sincerely Lew Choose your seeds I shop at farmers supply houses they sell to farmers for growing thus better quality seeds and more variety and cost lower. Next soak for 24 hours. Seed absorb water thus expanding and starting the growth process -- do not shorten the soak period or you lengthen the growing period. Place in tray darken area of tray for 30 hours seed grow naturaly in the ground it is dark under the soil. Then give it light sun or house lights works just fine for the sprout process. I place mine near the sealing in the room that the room light is on the most. Water daily. Enjoy.... » Read More Choose your seeds I shop at farmers supply houses they sell to farmers for growing thus better quality seeds and more variety and cost lower. Next soak for 24 hours. Seed absorb water thus expanding and starting the growth process -- do not shorten the soak period or you lengthen the growing period. Place in tray darken area of tray for 30 hours seed grow naturaly in the ground it is dark under the soil. Then give it light sun or house lights works just fine for the sprout process. I place mine near the sealing in the room that the room light is on the most. Water daily. Enjoy. Sincerely Lew « Show Less
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I just put the spoges in a preform Styrofoam cell pach and dropped the seed in each one. I put seed starting fertilizer on to keep moist while on a heating mat and covered them until the started growing. You could use any good potting soil and put the sponges into the dirt.
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I recommend you pickup one of the great books out there on Herb gardens or Urban Self Sufficiency. Starter pots/Beds and and transfer to 4" pots once they are 2" high. There are a lot of other ways to do it, just remember to provide adequate watering and drainage plus indirect sunlight while sprouting the seeds. Pay attention to them daily to have a high suitability rate. Not all seed will germinate and not all plants will survive, THIS IS NORMAL. Older seeds tend to germinate less. Seeds poorly stored also germinate less. Harvest herbs before they flower, unless you are going to harvest the seeds. Have fun! I recommend you pickup one of the great books out there on Herb gardens or Urban Self Sufficiency. Starter pots/Beds and and transfer to 4" pots once they are 2" high. There are a lot of other ways to do it, just remember to provide adequate watering and drainage plus indirect sunlight while sprouting the seeds. Pay attention to them daily to have a high suitability rate. Not all seed will germinate and not all plants will survive, THIS IS NORMAL. Older seeds tend to germinate less. Seeds poorly stored also germinate less. Harvest herbs before they flower, unless you are going to... » Read More I recommend you pickup one of the great books out there on Herb gardens or Urban Self Sufficiency. Starter pots/Beds and and transfer to 4" pots once they are 2" high. There are a lot of other ways to do it, just remember to provide adequate watering and drainage plus indirect sunlight while sprouting the seeds. Pay attention to them daily to have a high suitability rate. Not all seed will germinate and not all plants will survive, THIS IS NORMAL. Older seeds tend to germinate less. Seeds poorly stored also germinate less. Harvest herbs before they flower, unless you are going to harvest the seeds. Have fun! « Show Less
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I planted all of the seeds, 5 of them have germinated. There hasn't been time to get any peppers.
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First, soak the seeds for 2-3 hrs. Start them indoors in 2" pots. Use a "seed starting mix." Make a dimple in the well-watered soil. Lay the seed on its side in the dimple. Cover the pots with clear plastic to create humidity. Place in a well-lit, bright, but not direct sunlight. Mist daily depending on whether the seed casing looks damp or not. They will pop up in about 3 to 5 days! I planted 11 seeds, but only 5 made it. I have been growing mine under fluorescent lights. These instructions came with my seeds ordered from Amazon.com. For further instructions, search the Internet.
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certain seeds should be sewn directly in the garden - some seeds can and should be started in doors, tomatoes and peppers are some of these.Start peppers (both hot and sweet) approx. 8 weeks before the last frost. Start tomatoes approx. 6 weeks before the last frost. I like growing them in Red Solo cups. The larger the diameter of the cup - gives you a bigger plant.Water only once a day. Make drainholes in the bottom of the cups. I use cardboard flats from Costco to hold the "starter" plants. I also turn the plants once a day so they don
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You have to "cold stratify" the seeds first. Soak them in water for 24 hours. Then wrap them in a wet paper towel or a baggie of moist peat moss for 30 days. Keep them in the refrigerator and keep them moist. Then plant them in seed start pots (the peat moss kind or the plastic kind) and start growing. When they outgrow pot, plant in bigger pot. When they are sturdy, plant in the ground. It will take up to 3 years for the bush to produce blooms so if you are patient, it will be worth the wait.
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Maintain high germination by storing in a dry, cool place. Fridge or freezer is ideal. Use good freezer bag.
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You can sprout them in a wet paper towel between two plates or use dirt plugs. Keep them moist at all times.
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if I have gentle hands, take 6 paper towles, wet 4 of them stacked ontop of eachother, with a sharpie make an 1/8 in square grid on them. Now wet them down, not dripping but thuroghly damp. Put aprox. 3-5 seeds in.each square. Takr remaining paper towels, wet them.and put them over grided seeds. Now put them I'm 1gal ziplock, zip shut and put in a relatively cool dark place. After about 5 days CAREFULLY use tweezers to transplant the their permanent place(pot, ground*recommend*) really dont like to be transplanted so be careful.and sure
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Absolutely. I started over 1,500 tomato pepper and eggplant seeds in my basement using a light and grow set ups until they were ready for sale and planting outdoors. you need to watch the seedlings carefully because the seedlings will get leggy if plants are exposed to too much light. They can be started in 72 cube strays (3 trays to a typical light set up) and need to be properly watered and fed with a diluted liquid seed starter (b-1) for food ( use an eyedrop) . They need to be rotated and be subject to the lightness and darkness of a typical day as if they were outside. As they grow they can be transplanted into a bigger cardboard like containers that you can find at Big Lots or Ocean State Job Lots. Eventually all you have to do is put these into the ground when it is thier time for planting. Hope this helps.
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If you are gonna seed them outside, soil temp needs to be 65 f If inside get you some growing pots to start the seed in then transplant after last chance of frost.Also the peppers produce slow then as the temps get high yield increase.
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I planted seeds in plastic tubs from cottage cheese containers and butter containers. I also planted seeds in a long rectangular plastic flower box. I soaked the seeds for 24-48 hrs in a dish of water and kept this on top of my Mr Coffee machine. This allowed the seeds to begin to sprout. I then sprinkled the seeds on top of the soil in the container and covered lightly with some more soil. I kept the containers in a warm area until I saw growth, then set the containers under a grow light or in a sunny location. I watered daily by misting with a spray bottle filled with with water.
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Well for the most part the instructions you need depend on the seed your trying to sprout. Not the sprout-er you decide to use. Generally, you take the amount of seeds you want to sprout. You soak them for about 6-12 hours depending on the seed you choose. You then rinse them off and drain them. You place them in the sprouter. Place some in each compartment of the sprouter. every 12 hours or so you rinse them in the sprouter and make sure they drain well and re stack them. That's it. wait til they get to the level you want them . Then , you eat them .
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First, soak the seeds for 2-3 hrs. Start them indoors in 2" pots. Use a "seed starting mix." Make a dimple in the well-watered soil. Lay the seed on its side in the dimple. Cover the pots with clear plastic to create humidity. Place in a well-lit, bright, but not direct sunlight. Mist daily depending on whether the seed casing looks damp or not. They will pop up in about 3 to 5 days! I planted 11 seeds, but only 5 made it. I have been growing mine under fluorescent lights. These instructions came with my seeds ordered from Amazon.com. For further instructions, search the Internet. First, soak the seeds for 2-3 hrs. Start them indoors in 2" pots. Use a "seed starting mix." Make a dimple in the well-watered soil. Lay the seed on its side in the dimple. Cover the pots with clear plastic to create humidity. Place in a well-lit, bright, but not direct sunlight. Mist daily depending on whether the seed casing looks damp or not. They will pop up in about 3 to 5 days! I planted 11 seeds, but only 5 made it. I have been growing mine under fluorescent lights. These instructions came with my seeds ordered from Amazon.com. For further instructions, search the... » Read More First, soak the seeds for 2-3 hrs. Start them indoors in 2" pots. Use a "seed starting mix." Make a dimple in the well-watered soil. Lay the seed on its side in the dimple. Cover the pots with clear plastic to create humidity. Place in a well-lit, bright, but not direct sunlight. Mist daily depending on whether the seed casing looks damp or not. They will pop up in about 3 to 5 days! I planted 11 seeds, but only 5 made it. I have been growing mine under fluorescent lights. These instructions came with my seeds ordered from Amazon.com. For further instructions, search the Internet. « Show Less