Butch Ts, Red Congos- no success

[Bootsieb]

Anybody good at getting these things to germinate- what's your secret?

 

[shigshwa]

None, really. I found that being as simple as possible made everything work. I used a peat pot, and some Home Depot Miracle Gro soil, all in a propagation tray under a heat mat. Otherwise, some people use the ziploc bag method to do it too.

 

[queequeg152]

you definatly need some heat. i have a heat mat set to 82-84. seeds pop pretty quick.

 

[wrightdaddy]

Patience is a virtue. Keep em warm and moist. I like to spritz mine with a water bottle twice a day just to keep them moist till they sprout not soaking wet just moist

 

[shigshwa]

Mine popped up in around 2 weeks. I think it takes a lot longer if you don't have a heat mat though.

 

[PepperJam]

Try the cups method. It worked well for me, better than sandwich bags IMO.

Check out the experiment and methods here

 

[SuperHot]

Try the cups method. It worked well for me, better than sandwich bags IMO.

Check out the experiment and methods here

+1

 

[hot stuff]

I put my BT's in a tray mixed with 1/2 vermiculite and 1/2 mg seeding soil. Got them good and moist, put the seed in about 1/4", covered the tray with plastic wrap and put in a warm place and then voila', seedlings.

 

[Aji hombre]

Try the cups method. It worked well for me, better than sandwich bags IMO.

Check out the experiment and methods here

Dang. I wish I had seen this before putting up a big stack of seeds in bags this morning.
I can still inflate the bags for the same effect of moisture with air, I guess.

 

[PIC 1]

Butch T's can take up to 10 days under the most ideal conditions, and possibly longer if not using optimum methods. As far as Red Congo's go, I stripped the seeds from pods sent to me by Gary (Windchicken). Those seeds were dryed, but very fresh. Four days from planting they were poking thru the soil. On the other hand, my own seed stock of the Congo's took seven days. They were seeds dryed out of peppers from this past July. Harder hulls? Different origin?............who knows

The best thing you can do is give it time.

Greg

 

[schism]

I have used Jiffy seed starting mix every year. I have a small rack with a plastic cover, a small electric heater/fan and set it at 78..it keeps it around 80-82 in there. I have had red congos and bhuts pop up in 5-10 days. I mist them as needed and I do soak the seeds overnight before I plant them.

 

[Bootsieb]

Thnax

 

[AlabamaJack]

+1 on heat and moisture....somewhere around but not over 86F constant is best..

and moisture...yup...that's the thing....once the germination process starts...if at any time the soil you are starting them in dries out, instant death...it kills the embryo...