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just under the soil. Once the root/sprout comes out of the husk, I plant it vertical to make it easier to come out of the soil...just barely under the soil...it doesn't take much. I'll take a few pics of how I'm doing it.

Made some great improvements to the spreadsheet. I have three sprouts coming out of the dirt...several moved to jiffy pellets. http://i.minus.com/i8pNsTZDgwNsn.jpg A little concerned that some transplants don't seem to be sprouting out of the dirt. had to re-start a few batches.

5 Caspers have already started, 3 days after starting germination! http://i.minus.com/iI8M7TdVbTDgs.jpg - Germination cup setup http://i.minus.com/iNy3i0LS0Xaum.jpg - First one http://i.minus.com/iZyyD3QznqZB9.jpg - Inside one germination cup. Caspers going strong.

Last year was a bad year for the garden. The heat almost took out the peppers and was a problem elsewhere. 2013 will be better. So far, I've already gotten my seeds started as of 2/2/13 and already have a seed coming out of the shell, a Casper Ghost pepper. Not the white Ghost...but a...

I do like spreadsheets...I think this might work, at least to keep my transplanting to larger containers straight. https://docs.google....WUE&usp=sharing

I suppose I could create a spreadsheet in Google Drive...then a PC or my phone would have access.

Past few seasons I've used charts and notes to keep track of my plants from seeds to planting in the garden. I can't help but feel there is a better way. I've looked at the google marketplace and there are a few apps there that look like it will work. I'd like something that I can access...

A little late to the party, but oh well. We have two cats as well. One of them loves to eat palm leaves, then vomits that up everywhere. On a few occasions, he likes to eat my seedlings if left unprotected. I keep my starts in a foil lined plastic bin in the basement. I think that is too...

Hehe...I must have had bad documentation. What I thought were my "casper" peppers look an awful lot like jalapenos. So I remembered I had some photos of dad's casper peppers from last year. Don't they look similar?

leaves are too big for tepins.

Dad has put the dried seeds (one variety) in with his blood pressure medicine. "Who'd take medicine away from an old man??" That's how I got my Chiltepin seeds from Mexico.

I ate half of the middle one. no heat. very thin walls. very disappointed.

years ago, my family found a strain of Jalapeno that was very flavorful and hot. We decided to have some fun with my mother since she found the first plant and refer to them as VBA (Vickie Bad Ass). We save seeds every year so we can keep having them. Last year, it lost all heat and we were...

A great shot of my Aji Limon!

You can if you can see where the root is going. if not, you run the risk of cutting your root. YOUR CRAZY!! :) I really dislike going through the work of prepping seed pots and then nothign happens. I haven't had much luck that method, but have had great luck germinating first and then...

I'm going to venture and say you are way late. the root has dug into the cotton and may be difficult to seperate. the seed hulls will usually come off themselves. You can try to help, but often you'll end up tearing the leaves which is not the end of the world. I tore a handfull of mine.

Got some good photos: Solo Cup list Wave 2 stragglers: Clear vs Red cups...not much of a difference. Wave 1 doing well: Planning out my Bed. We'll have a chiltepin, a bell pepper, Jalapeno, Aji Limon, Santaka, Caspers, and I'll have to go buy some Poblanos. Bush Beans, Bush...

I think I'd call it a tie. clear cups are the shortest and tallest.... ;)

middle ones are jalapeno, 10 is a bell pepper, and 4 is a "toluca red"...kinda like an Anaheim that dad brought seeds from Toluca, Mexico.

I do this, but I remove the seed and plant into a jiffy pellet when the root hook just starts to sprout the fuzzies (lots of technical jargon there). I plant them root first and only let just the tip of the seed poke out the top. they should pop out of the soil a few days later.