Time to Germinate?
 

It's been nine day now and most of the tomato seedlngs are up. But not even one eggplant? I assume they take a bit longer? Can you allay my fears?

Thanks Grub, who also noticed the peppers are slow out of the blocks.

Germination times for eggplant over at my place are between 8 - 12 days. And they do seem to need it warmer than the tomatoes. Hope they come up soon!

Thanks Spatz
 

Maybe it's the heat or lack thereof? Fingers crossed. I'm desperate for eggplant action!

The Black Beauty seeds I started last spring took a month to come up. All of the other varieties were up in a few days. I used Black Beauty seed I bought the year before so that may have something to do with it.

My Black Beauty seeds germinated in about 7-10 days, give or take. Of course, we have our A/C set at about 82 degrees :?

Time to bring them in.
 

Have a few colder days ahead, actually not really that cold, but I'm going to bring them in and put the trays on the heated bathroom floor. Will report back when there's some action.

Grub-Dont give up-with your conditions, it will take you longer. Getting some bottom heat will definately help.

Thanks Michael,
They're on the bathroom floor and I turned it up to 35C, though it doesn't acutally get that hot. More like 25C. Which is double night time temps. So fingers crossed.

So how are the seeds doing now, Grub? They should slowly start poking out their little heads. :)

Update
 

Spatz,
I saw a few emerging eggplants and a couple started banging their heads against the plastic bags around the trays, whic retains the moisture and humidity, so I ripped off the bags and put them outside on the north-facing sunny verandah with the toms.

Quite a few more eggplants are emerging now. Some look like wee chillies or peppers, none is sturdy or anything. Many seem to be having trouble shaking their seed casings. Like my seeds were old or very dry.

Maybe I have 10/16 or so varieties, but they are just eggplant tadpoles.

Hot peppers are doing a little better.

Sweet peppers are sound asleep, with only 5/16 or so varieties. And the Jimmy Nardello isn't up. I soooo want this one for stuffing.

As you may or may not know the last two weeks reverted to winter temps up here and only now are we in for warmer weather. So I'm hoping this makes the difference.

Tomorrow... 1/2 day off work for tomato transplants. My developing seedlings are very thirsty and the cells are drying out by day. Need to transplant to be able to get away for the weekend on the boat.

Juggling already ;)

Update
 

Spatz,
I saw a few emerging eggplants and a couple started banging their heads against the plastic bags around the trays, whic retains the moisture and humidity, so I ripped off the bags and put them outside on the north-facing sunny verandah with the toms.

Quite a few more eggplants are emerging now. Some look like wee chillies or peppers, none is sturdy or anything. Many seem to be having trouble shaking their seed casings. Like my seeds were old or very dry.

Maybe I have 10/16 or so varieties, but they are just eggplant tadpoles.

Hot peppers are doing a little better.

Sweet peppers are sound asleep, with only 5/16 or so varieties. And the Jimmy Nardello isn't up. I soooo want this one for stuffing.

As you may or may not know the last two weeks reverted to winter temps up here and only now are we in for warmer weather. So I'm hoping this makes the difference.

Tomorrow... 1/2 day off work for tomato transplants. My developing seedlings are very thirsty and the cells are drying out by day. Need to transplant to be able to get away for the weekend on the boat.

Deadlines and more deadlines too. Juggling already ;)

Hi Grub,

I'm not sure here but isn't Jimmy Nardello a bit small for stuffing? I'm growing it this year for the first time can't wait to taste it.

I dunno Full Moon.

I haven't grown it before but the hype got me in.
They say it's a sweet frying type. Maybe you are right.
I also have Sweet Marconi. Maybe that's a stuffer.
I just want to stuff things. I'm normally pretty good at that. That's why they aren't coming up.

Rise 'o' rise ye mighty sweet peppers.

[img]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/2002/JIMMY-NARDELLO---N12535.jpg[/img]

[url=http://www.tomatogrowers.com/sweet2.htm]Tomato Growers Supply[/url][quote]Although technically a frying pepper, this is one of the sweetest non-bell peppers you'll ever taste. Bright red, 6 to 7 inch long peppers are only about 1 in. wide, and taper from the shoulder to tip, with a curving, somewhat wrinkled appearance. They are great for adding to salads or cooking into stir-fries. No matter if you use it fresh or cooked, its flavor remains very sweet. Expect large yields. 80 days.[/quote]

Sweet Red Marconi
[img]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/photos/RED-MARCONI-L4807.jpg[/img]

[quote][url=http://www.tomatogrowers.com/sweet4.htm]Tomato Growers Supply[/url]

Deep red, extremely sweet, 7 inches long Italian peppers are tapered with a blunt end. Often used for frying, but are also delicious when eaten fresh. Later to mature than a bell pepper, but also sweeter. Vigorous plants bear loads of high quality fruit. 120 days.[/quote]

Well, you won't be stuffing that one Grub. Let's hope.

About them not breaking their seed casing, I had the same problem and decide to "help" them a little and remove them gently. They didn't mind and are now about 5cm high and looking pretty good.

Thanks Robing for the pics that is what I thought Jimmy Nardello to be.