My peppers so far for 2014

newatthiskat · December 18, 2013

I have planted out some of the hots and super hots a few weeks back. I know the super hots can take up to 3 months to germinate. I made the mistake of planting them the day before the winter storm hit and finding out the fireplace in our new renal house does not work. My plan was to put them near fireplace for heat. We do not like the heater on at night due to sinus issues.

I would like to publicly thanks those hot pepper and sweet pepper seed traders and givers. I just checked my containers that I had recycled and just sat on the dryer with a towel under and very rarely a regular small heating pad.
I have just witnessed that a few of the MOA Scotch bonets are up as well as a couple Congo Trinidad and chocolate congo habs. I can not believe it as cold as it has been and how fast they have shown up! No sign yet from the ghost peppers (2 varieites and sorces). I am not freaked out. Fully expected that. Weather is going to be good here next few days so out they go. I guess I had better get on the ball and round up stuff to plant them up sooner than expected. I know for a fact the soil has not reached 80 degrees and at times it has been 58 in the house when we woke up. Guess it is time to plant another round of hot peppers soon!

I can not believe they are showing up so soon though due to cold

Smithma · December 18, 2013

Would you please share your source of hot pepper seeds, I have been trying to germinate several types of Habs and scotch bonnets for about 3 months, have planted several times, some of the super hots are up. I am using a germination dome, heat mat and grow lights. Must be the seeds. Have given them a month to show some seedlings.
I would really like to get a start on some of the hots.

kurt · December 19, 2013

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Originally Posted by Smithma

Would you please share your source of hot pepper seeds, I have been trying to germinate several types of Habs and scotch bonnets for about 3 months, have planted several times, some of the super hots are up. I am using a germination dome, heat mat and grow lights. Must be the seeds. Have given them a month to show some seedlings.
http://thechillifactory.com/ I would really like to get a start on some of the hots.

I have grown the Trinidad Scorpian Butch T and The Yellow Bhut Jolokia from these guys.They have a very informative video on thier site on seed starting and a mention of using baby bottle disinfectant as a seed saving and treatment for fungas and bacteria control.

newatthiskat · December 19, 2013

My seed sources where fellow tomatovillians and their generosity! I think a lot of it has to do with soil. I always use coir. I think most seeds reproduce and more plants come up than I planted :-). Like I said it has been way too cold I thought. My thing is once I get them in the ground to keep them going and fruit to their fullest potential

jack03111969 · December 19, 2013

A good place to start is baker creek......they have a few super hots
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Smithma · December 19, 2013

Thanks everyone. Just ordered from Baker Creeks rare seeds catalog that they sent me a few days ago. Only problem is I ordered way too many vegetable seeds, must be a sickness.

newatthiskat · December 20, 2013

It is a sickness we all share!!!

bower · December 21, 2013

Smithma, have you tried soaking your seeds before planting? You'll see right away if the seeds are old and not so viable, because these ones will float. However quite a few floaters will sink after a 24 hour soak. They may come up a little later than the others, but they are okay. If your seed are really the problem, they will all be floaters....

I grew my first Chinense pepper (a 'heatless'' habanero) this year, and I was forewarned they had low and slow germination. I decided to put the little pudding cup of soaking seeds onto the heat mat for the 24 hour soak, then into warm soil on the heat mat to germinate. I was amazed, they came up earlier than a lot of the regular peppers. The first of them were up in three days!

Smithma · December 21, 2013

Bower
I'll give it try with several kinds of the Habanero seeds on hand
Thanks

cherokee · December 24, 2013

newatthiskat glad to know some one else is planting Peppers this early, I started my hot's and two sweets today last year I was a little late by starting the peppers when I started the Tomatoes. I learned that the peppers are much slower to germinate (normally) than Tomatoes.

newatthiskat · December 25, 2013

I looked today and a few of the ghost peppers from the Sample Seed shop have already come up! I am totally supprised by this one! Way to go Remy! My sister had bought them and gave me a package. Now to get them to in ground stage. Right now I just have them in my laundry room with a window for light.
Cherokee I always start them too late LOL. This year I will at least have a few ready at the right time hopefully! I am planting teh rest this weekend

cherokee · December 25, 2013

Same here I plan to start the test of my peppers this week also, I planted some Ghost Peppers yesterday from seed I saved. Ghost peppers are good ones and they are HOT but have a very distinct pepper tast, (some of the real hots have a little off after taste for some folk)

Smithma · December 26, 2013

Bower you were correct, soaked the seeds and they sprouted in 2 days.
My hots and super hots under grow light, waiting to plant the jalapeños

Pappi · December 26, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by bower

Smithma, have you tried soaking your seeds before planting? You'll see right away if the seeds are old and not so viable, because these ones will float. However quite a few floaters will sink after a 24 hour soak. They may come up a little later than the others, but they are okay. If your seed are really the problem, they will all be floaters....

I grew my first Chinense pepper (a 'heatless'' habanero) this year, and I was forewarned they had low and slow germination. I decided to put the little pudding cup of soaking seeds onto the heat mat for the 24 hour soak, then into warm soil on the heat mat to germinate. I was amazed, they came up earlier than a lot of the regular peppers. The first of them were up in three days!

I was wondering which variety you grew. I've been looking at the Numex Suave Orange & Red.

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Originally Posted by Smithma

Bower you were correct, soaked the seeds and they sprouted in 2 days.
My hots and super hots under grow light, waiting to plant the jalapeños

Very cool, I'll have to definately try Bower's soak.

bower · December 26, 2013

Smithma,
Glad to hear it worked for you. That method put an end to my frustration with pepper seeds and waiting and hoping for a sprout! Which is no joke.

Pappi, I wasn't given a name for the variety only "Heatless Habanero". They were quite small peppers, red when ripe, and just a mild hot, no more than about 3000 sco for me, distinctive taste. Ultimately I thought they were a bit too small to deliver the taste though, you'd need a lot of them, which I didn't get in our short season. Planning to grow some hotter stuff next year, if they're small it won't matter!

Happy new year, guys.

December 18, 2013	#1
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	My peppers so far for 2014 I have planted out some of the hots and super hots a few weeks back. I know the super hots can take up to 3 months to germinate. I made the mistake of planting them the day before the winter storm hit and finding out the fireplace in our new renal house does not work. My plan was to put them near fireplace for heat. We do not like the heater on at night due to sinus issues. I would like to publicly thanks those hot pepper and sweet pepper seed traders and givers. I just checked my containers that I had recycled and just sat on the dryer with a towel under and very rarely a regular small heating pad. I have just witnessed that a few of the MOA Scotch bonets are up as well as a couple Congo Trinidad and chocolate congo habs. I can not believe it as cold as it has been and how fast they have shown up! No sign yet from the ghost peppers (2 varieites and sorces). I am not freaked out. Fully expected that. Weather is going to be good here next few days so out they go. I guess I had better get on the ball and round up stuff to plant them up sooner than expected. I know for a fact the soil has not reached 80 degrees and at times it has been 58 in the house when we woke up. Guess it is time to plant another round of hot peppers soon! I can not believe they are showing up so soon though due to cold

December 18, 2013	#2
Smithma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 67	Would you please share your source of hot pepper seeds, I have been trying to germinate several types of Habs and scotch bonnets for about 3 months, have planted several times, some of the super hots are up. I am using a germination dome, heat mat and grow lights. Must be the seeds. Have given them a month to show some seedlings. I would really like to get a start on some of the hots.

December 19, 2013	#4
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	My seed sources where fellow tomatovillians and their generosity! I think a lot of it has to do with soil. I always use coir. I think most seeds reproduce and more plants come up than I planted :-). Like I said it has been way too cold I thought. My thing is once I get them in the ground to keep them going and fruit to their fullest potential

December 19, 2013	#5
jack03111969 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: arkansas Posts: 66	A good place to start is baker creek......they have a few super hots .

December 20, 2013	#7
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	It is a sickness we all share!!!

December 21, 2013	#8
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Smithma, have you tried soaking your seeds before planting? You'll see right away if the seeds are old and not so viable, because these ones will float. However quite a few floaters will sink after a 24 hour soak. They may come up a little later than the others, but they are okay. If your seed are really the problem, they will all be floaters.... I grew my first Chinense pepper (a 'heatless'' habanero) this year, and I was forewarned they had low and slow germination. I decided to put the little pudding cup of soaking seeds onto the heat mat for the 24 hour soak, then into warm soil on the heat mat to germinate. I was amazed, they came up earlier than a lot of the regular peppers. The first of them were up in three days!

December 24, 2013	#10
cherokee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: north west Alabama @ Wheeler Dam Posts: 49	newatthiskat glad to know some one else is planting Peppers this early, I started my hot's and two sweets today last year I was a little late by starting the peppers when I started the Tomatoes. I learned that the peppers are much slower to germinate (normally) than Tomatoes.

December 25, 2013	#11
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	I looked today and a few of the ghost peppers from the Sample Seed shop have already come up! I am totally supprised by this one! Way to go Remy! My sister had bought them and gave me a package. Now to get them to in ground stage. Right now I just have them in my laundry room with a window for light. Cherokee I always start them too late LOL. This year I will at least have a few ready at the right time hopefully! I am planting teh rest this weekend

December 26, 2013	#15
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Smithma, Glad to hear it worked for you. That method put an end to my frustration with pepper seeds and waiting and hoping for a sprout! Which is no joke. Pappi, I wasn't given a name for the variety only "Heatless Habanero". They were quite small peppers, red when ripe, and just a mild hot, no more than about 3000 sco for me, distinctive taste. Ultimately I thought they were a bit too small to deliver the taste though, you'd need a lot of them, which I didn't get in our short season. Planning to grow some hotter stuff next year, if they're small it won't matter! Happy new year, guys.