starting tabasco peppers

linuxman51 · August 20, 2013

something that has plagued me for two years now has been getting my tabasco seeds to germinate with any reliability.. This year I ordered new seeds from another source thinking that maybe I'd just gotten some bad seeds, but still, similar results.

I got ~ 5-10%, and tried that across a couple of methods...
used some seed starting mix, 6 seeds, zip after 40 days
peat pellets (I know I know, I've had good and bad results with these things, probably done after this year), 2 of 12 after close to 60 days.
coffee filter and warm location, zip

all of these things were done indoors on a heating pad.

So.. what am I missing here? I get decent to great germination out of just about everything else I've tried to get going, but this, this has been perplexing and a bit trying.

August 20, 2013	#1
linuxman51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: montgomery, al Posts: 91	starting tabasco peppers something that has plagued me for two years now has been getting my tabasco seeds to germinate with any reliability.. This year I ordered new seeds from another source thinking that maybe I'd just gotten some bad seeds, but still, similar results. I got ~ 5-10%, and tried that across a couple of methods... used some seed starting mix, 6 seeds, zip after 40 days peat pellets (I know I know, I've had good and bad results with these things, probably done after this year), 2 of 12 after close to 60 days. coffee filter and warm location, zip all of these things were done indoors on a heating pad. So.. what am I missing here? I get decent to great germination out of just about everything else I've tried to get going, but this, this has been perplexing and a bit trying. __________________ gearhead... (with a small garden) 1990 volvo 740 16vturbo, hx-52. Race car. 10.82@129mph 1994 volvo 940 wagon, turbo. 14.5@?. Good at hauling dirt, excellent DD 2003 Evo VIII, ams 35r, cams, etc. 440awhp, fun DD 11.6@123mph