Dried pepper seed germination? - Page 2

roper2008 · January 13, 2012

Goodluck with the germination. What do you like about these peppers?

So far the only pepper I am going to try and isolate will be the zapotec
jalapeno I ordered from peppermania. I may try bagging fruits or whole
plants with tulle.

mikeinsc · January 13, 2012

Lurley,
I'm personally hoping that you could see them start to grow in the next few days.

Roper2008,
I made bags of tuille this past season. I can only suggest to make them much, much bigger than you think you need. I tried to bag just blossoms or just the tips of branches and always lost the flowers. Then I made bags that were about 15" long and about 12" wide so that I could cover the branch better.

I had read alot about heat building up inside the bags and that would cause the blossoms to drop. I believe that now.

I had more success with the larger bags. I believe that the more allowance for airflow helped to keep the blossoms from dropping and saying cool.

oh, hornworms chewed through some of my bags last year as well but they all died in the bag.

lurley · January 13, 2012

Crossing my fingers too.
Wow, never thought hornworms would eat through a bag, wow.
I had some peppers take almost a month last year but that was some pequins and they can be a little hard sometimes.

mikeinsc · January 19, 2012

How's the germination going?

puttgirl · January 19, 2012

Those look good, Lurley-good luck!

janezee · January 20, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeinsc

oh, hornworms chewed through some of my bags last year as well but they all died in the bag.

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tam91 · January 20, 2012

Why not try some of the ones hanging outside too? Who knows....

I put my baggie of seeds on top of the directv box, they seemed to like that fine.

lurley · January 24, 2012

Well so far I've got bupkis, so I've gone out and brought in some off of the plant, soggy from snow though they are and we will try again with these tomorrow.

lurley · February 12, 2012

It's been a week since I planted the seeds I rescued from the garden and none are up yet, but then again, only about 4 varieties are up out of the four flats of 72 I planted so I'll give it another week. I did find about a dozen seeds left in the original packet and planted those as well with the rescued ones so maybe all is not lost.

ScottinAtlanta · February 13, 2012

When I was in Baghdad in December, I ate a long green pepper that was exactly the right amount of sweet and heat. I took 9 or 10 of the reddest back to my room, separated the seeds, let them dry for a few days in the very dry air of Iraq, and put several in my germination trays on 30 Dec in Atlanta. Wow! I now have several vigorous "Iraq Red Pepper" under my lights. It will be interesting to see how they do in the wet Georgia climate this summer.

lurley · February 14, 2012

I have germination of 1 of the original seeds, and ta da! about a dozen of the rescued seeds have popped up! Happy Day!

Dutch · February 14, 2012

Congratulations Lurley! And thanks for conducting a very interesting and successful experiment. Many can learn from this. Nice job.
Dutch

salix · February 14, 2012

Very happy for you, Lurley. About how low had the temperature fallen and amount of snow etc. before you rescued them? Curious minds, etc.

mikeinsc · February 14, 2012

Yay! This makes me happy for you. Now let's get a few more of the original gang to join in.

Father'sDaughter · February 14, 2012

Glad to hear they're growing!

Did anything ever happen with the seeds from the dehydrated peppers?

January 13, 2012	#17
mikeinsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. George, SC Posts: 34	Lurley, I'm personally hoping that you could see them start to grow in the next few days. Roper2008, I made bags of tuille this past season. I can only suggest to make them much, much bigger than you think you need. I tried to bag just blossoms or just the tips of branches and always lost the flowers. Then I made bags that were about 15" long and about 12" wide so that I could cover the branch better. I had read alot about heat building up inside the bags and that would cause the blossoms to drop. I believe that now. I had more success with the larger bags. I believe that the more allowance for airflow helped to keep the blossoms from dropping and saying cool. oh, hornworms chewed through some of my bags last year as well but they all died in the bag. __________________ I am starting a small produce farm.

January 19, 2012	#19
mikeinsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. George, SC Posts: 34	How's the germination going? __________________ I am starting a small produce farm.

January 20, 2012	#22
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Why not try some of the ones hanging outside too? Who knows.... I put my baggie of seeds on top of the directv box, they seemed to like that fine. __________________ Tracy

February 14, 2012	#29
mikeinsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. George, SC Posts: 34	Yay! This makes me happy for you. Now let's get a few more of the original gang to join in. __________________ I am starting a small produce farm.

January 13, 2012	#16
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Goodluck with the germination. What do you like about these peppers? So far the only pepper I am going to try and isolate will be the zapotec jalapeno I ordered from peppermania. I may try bagging fruits or whole plants with tulle.

January 13, 2012	#18
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Crossing my fingers too. Wow, never thought hornworms would eat through a bag, wow. I had some peppers take almost a month last year but that was some pequins and they can be a little hard sometimes.

January 19, 2012	#20
puttgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW PA Posts: 281	Those look good, Lurley-good luck!

January 24, 2012	#23
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Well so far I've got bupkis, so I've gone out and brought in some off of the plant, soggy from snow though they are and we will try again with these tomorrow.

February 12, 2012	#24
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	It's been a week since I planted the seeds I rescued from the garden and none are up yet, but then again, only about 4 varieties are up out of the four flats of 72 I planted so I'll give it another week. I did find about a dozen seeds left in the original packet and planted those as well with the rescued ones so maybe all is not lost.

February 13, 2012	#25
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	When I was in Baghdad in December, I ate a long green pepper that was exactly the right amount of sweet and heat. I took 9 or 10 of the reddest back to my room, separated the seeds, let them dry for a few days in the very dry air of Iraq, and put several in my germination trays on 30 Dec in Atlanta. Wow! I now have several vigorous "Iraq Red Pepper" under my lights. It will be interesting to see how they do in the wet Georgia climate this summer.

February 14, 2012	#27
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Congratulations Lurley! And thanks for conducting a very interesting and successful experiment. Many can learn from this. Nice job. Dutch

February 14, 2012	#28
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Very happy for you, Lurley. About how low had the temperature fallen and amount of snow etc. before you rescued them? Curious minds, etc.

February 14, 2012	#30
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Glad to hear they're growing! Did anything ever happen with the seeds from the dehydrated peppers?