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Post by daylilydude on Apr 12, 2019 4:14:30 GMT -5
I've been reading up on starting pepper seeds and have read that the hotter the pepper the longer it takes the seeds to sprout... would love to know your opinion on why this is?
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Apr 12, 2019 8:20:59 GMT -5
Like any woman, the hotter she is, the more stubborn she is.
Hahahaaa. Just kidding. I have no clue.
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Post by september on Apr 12, 2019 9:13:25 GMT -5
I don't grow enough really hot peppers to have noticed this, I stick with medium or mild heat. In my limited experience, the age of the seed has more to do with speed of germination than the peppers heat. But maybe the really hots originated in hotter climates and need more heat to kick start the seeds. Pepperhead would be the expert!
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Post by paulf on Apr 12, 2019 9:14:28 GMT -5
For me it is the opposite, but then I am always the contrary one. Here is the best I could come up with: Hot peppers require a germination temperature of 80° – 85° (F). The hotter germination temperature is necessary for tropical pepper types. Some varieties such as Ghost Pepper, Habanero and Trinidad Scorpion (all 3 are Capsicum chinense) require a longer germination time. You need patience to grow these types of hot pepper. You may be able to speed up the germination process by soaking the seed overnight. By re-hydrating the seed, the plants may emerge more quickly!!
I always use extra heat, about 90 degrees F, to grow peppers and allow for at least two to three extra weeks in growing any pepper not just the hot ones. But then care must be taken that the soil medium doesn't dry out and cook the tender seedlings. This year I cooked more than half my crop by not watching closely enough. Good thing I have a pepper source close by.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 12, 2019 9:19:23 GMT -5
You just never know with pepper seeds! This year, one of my hottest - the Red Savina - was the second one to sprout, in just 5 days! And another - that Hanoi Market - which traditionally has been slow sprouting for me, was first, and I think every seed sprouted (and I planted way more than I needed).
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Post by ladymarmalade on Apr 12, 2019 11:43:09 GMT -5
Ever since I started using the heat mat for my seeds, I've noticed the superhots don't take as long as they used to. They like heat to germinate, so if that's not being provided, they're going to take a lot longer.
I just think maybe that growing superhots is relatively new to the gardening community, so there's all kinds of advice and growing tips that may end up a little outdated as we learn more and more about them.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Apr 12, 2019 11:58:43 GMT -5
Well there ya have it, I think my theory is spot on. Hahahaaa!
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Post by paulf on Apr 12, 2019 12:26:30 GMT -5
I have not been around a superhot for years...either one of Hairy's chicks or peppers. Either would most likely give me a heart attack.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Apr 12, 2019 12:52:17 GMT -5
I have not been around a superhot for years...either one of Hairy's chicks or peppers. Either would most likely give me a heart attack. There was an old story from long ago. I can't remember how it exactly went, but something like this. There was this old king and he was constantly searching for the perfect woman and he sent his servent John out to find one. John took off across the country side in search of a suitable woman. John found a real pretty redhead and back to the King he went. The King spent the night with her and called for John the next morning. He said to John "surely you can do better," so off goes John across the countryside to look some more. This time John found a lovely brunette and took her back to the King. The next morning the King sent for John and told him to go take this one back and bring him a better one. John takes off across the countryside for nearly a week before finding a pretty blonde. John takes her back to the King and just as they arrive ol' John falls over dead. The moral of this story is. It's not women that kill ya, it's chasing after them that do you in.
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Post by paulf on Apr 12, 2019 14:11:26 GMT -5
I wouldda took the first one...I am partial to redheads. The one I got is killing me. It is a slow process (48 years this year) though.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Apr 12, 2019 14:21:35 GMT -5
paulf, I'm working on 30. I had no plans on getting hitched, but finally blew out my tennis shoes and had to stop running. Hahahaaa!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 12, 2019 19:06:43 GMT -5
I have 17 varieties, and this morning all but 2 had germinated, and now only one - Fresno, and it's a new pack of seeds! And that row of Red Savinas has 7 extras, as every seed germinated - I planted 8 of them, after not getting one sprout from 3 seeds. As I said, you just never know...
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Post by paquebot on Apr 13, 2019 9:44:19 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I also have found that the hotter ones not only take longer but often are more anemic-looking when they emerge. This has been especially true with Carolina Reaper for the 3 years that I grew that one. Germination is also often poor. Five hot varieties started this year with mostly fresh seeds and still not much better than 50%. Sweet peppers, on the other hand, were almost 100%. Been that way for as long as I have been gardening.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 20:28:41 GMT -5
Not a problem here. I start sweet bells on a neat mat, buy my hot pepper plants at the school greenhouse. As H. MooseKnuckles says, I cannot handle the hot ones well so plant only one or three.
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