tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post4212821616556868109..comments2023-12-27T21:17:42.471-08:00Comments on Cold Hands Warm Earth: Harvest Monday: April 11, 2016 - Tomato/Pepper Seedling UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-21659730508163606442016-04-13T05:18:12.134-07:002016-04-13T05:18:12.134-07:00Your plants are looking great. Now for some warm w...Your plants are looking great. Now for some warm weather to get them in the garden. It's still too cold and windy here to be comfortable working outside.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-2758875707382826902016-04-12T04:01:45.049-07:002016-04-12T04:01:45.049-07:00Thanks Lexa! That is the great advantage of start...Thanks Lexa! That is the great advantage of starting from seeds - the huge selection! I just have a 4 foot "shop light" (so fluorescent tubes) hanging over a table. Nothing too fancy but it does take up some space for sure.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-42037013869851377832016-04-11T20:28:11.010-07:002016-04-11T20:28:11.010-07:00You are inspiring me, growing peppers from seed. A...You are inspiring me, growing peppers from seed. At this point I don't have a greenhouse or grow light system. But it is on my wish list and the first thing I want to grow is peppers. There are so many amazing varieties in the catalogs. I did grow Gypsy from a purchased plant a few years ago and really enjoyed the taste of that one. Thanks for sharing!Lexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067337116117320740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-79502640697296803932016-04-11T15:43:31.240-07:002016-04-11T15:43:31.240-07:00Yes, well, I guess if I'm going to keep seeds ...Yes, well, I guess if I'm going to keep seeds around longer than a few years (which I really haven't done very often) I may have to try out that whole pre-germination thing ... I'm sure it's not as much of a hassle as I make it out to be, LOL.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-52842450355294174002016-04-11T15:41:47.838-07:002016-04-11T15:41:47.838-07:00Good luck with your tomatoes and good to hear abou...Good luck with your tomatoes and good to hear about your peppers so far. Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-26580219789276092842016-04-11T15:40:57.086-07:002016-04-11T15:40:57.086-07:00Oh my yes, they've perked up quite a bit just ...Oh my yes, they've perked up quite a bit just in a day!<br /><br />I do realize a lot of people keep seeds for years and can still germinate well (as you yourself stated). I read early on in my gardening hobby that seeds don't last more than a year or two which is obviously not true so I need to get that thought out of my head! Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-12094603993355484282016-04-11T11:29:30.146-07:002016-04-11T11:29:30.146-07:00Peppers can be so fickle about germinating, good o...Peppers can be so fickle about germinating, good one year and poor the next. I went the pre-germination route this year, and one thing that I'm liking about it is that I can get at least a few days jump on resowing if needed. It takes a few days from when a root first appears to the time the cotyledons push up out of the soil so when a variety is having poor or no germination I sow more right away.<br /><br />It's been gray and wet around here but it's not been cold. I can't complain in light of your miserable weather.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-15599506812863163662016-04-11T08:55:44.269-07:002016-04-11T08:55:44.269-07:00Your seedlings are well on their way! In years pa...Your seedlings are well on their way! In years past, I would often have to sub out different varieties of peppers & tomatoes for those that didn't germinate but so far so good with the peppers this time round. Hopefully my streak keeps up with the tomatoes, which I'm sowing this week.<br /><br />I agree with Dave - tomato and peppers seeds can last a very long time but a lot depends on factors that you can't control such as variety and how they were saved/stored before they got into your hands. Especially for long-lived seeds, I never get rid of them without giving them one last try, just in case. And this wet, cold weather...ugh! SO tired of it!!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-8296731333736230282016-04-11T05:44:25.973-07:002016-04-11T05:44:25.973-07:00I bet the seedlings were happy in their new homes!...I bet the seedlings were happy in their new homes! I had some fickle pepper seeds this year too, but I was able to resow and finally get them to come up. Ironically, I had pepper seed I saved in 2009 and it got about 80% germination! I do think some companies do a better job of storing their seeds than others. Not that I did anything special to store mine, which was in my plastic shoe box.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com