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seeds What are common peppers that germinate super quickly (under 6 days)

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looking to test out some different types of fertilizers, I need peppers that will germinate quicly. Any suggestions?
 
under the right conditions alot of peppers will...i had butch t's and bhut pop in 4 days! just saying!! my habs germed fast (orange and red) not so much with the chocolate variety
 
so far I have got my serranos to do it in 6 days, but I need something faster than that, my habaneros havn't come up yet, its been 7 days so habs arn't going to be an option. any other ideas though?
 
Pequin, tepin, serranos, super chile, and (surprisingly) chocolate bhuts were the quickest for me this year. 6 days is about the earliest I get any peppers to sprout though. I had eggplants and tomatillos sprout in 3 days though. They sprout and grow faster, have you considered using a different solanaceae?
 
irishmaverick said:
Habaneros, cayennes, and Fresnos were my quickest for germination.
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My Fresno's were like snails in the sprouting race. I think it might have been because they were at the end of the heat mat though. I noticed the two rows at either end sprouted slowest.
 
Given the right conditions, and fresh seeds, they should pop quickly. When I germinate myself, the ones that DO germinate, I have yet to have ANY pepper take any longer than 8 days.
Besides, if you're fertilizing seedlings, you're doing it waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy wrong. I don't fertilize until at LEAST their 3rd to 4th sets. If you do fertilize any sooner, you will most likely fert-burn them, and kill them. Just sayin'
 
Hot Pooper said:
Given the right conditions, and fresh seeds, they should pop quickly. When I germinate myself, the ones that DO germinate, I have yet to have ANY pepper take any longer than 8 days. Besides, if you're fertilizing seedlings, you're doing it waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy wrong. I don't fertilize until at LEAST their 3rd to 4th sets. If you do fertilize any sooner, you will most likely fert-burn them, and kill them. Just sayin'
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im not fertilizing seeds, im gunna start fertilizing after a week of them standing straight with 2 leaves
 
Quickest I have had (but it was a freak) was 3 days including a 20hr soak. Which was an Aji Lemon.(Aji lemon is one of my most consistant fast starter) Super Chilli's have also been quick in my experience.
 
millworkman said:
Goats weed for me always pops from its shell in less than 36 hours.
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Ditto. Three days for me on Goat's Weed.

But honestly, with good conditions, as others have mentioned, just about any 'fresh' seed can pop in 3-5 days. I think I'd just settle on one variety and roll forward with the test. Six days isn't a long time for peppers, FWIW.
 
Worst I've ever had must have been Chocolate Habanero. Guess it was due to old seeds from the company I bought them from!

Hard to say what's the fastest, depends on so many factors.
 
slashroot said:
Worst I've ever had must have been Chocolate Habanero. Guess it was due to old seeds from the company I bought them from!

Hard to say what's the fastest, depends on so many factors.
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I think they are just super slow growing. It's the slowest growing variety I've ever grown, lol.
 
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