• Do you need help identifying a 🌶?
    Is your plant suffering from an unknown issue? 🤧
    Then ask in Identification and Diagnosis.

seeds Can't get 80f exactly to germinate

I have my heat mat set to 85F and have over 90% germination this year. Can't say if 77F would be better or not, but 85 definately works for me.

Good luck!
jacob
 
Either should work for you just fine. My setup fluctuates and goes higher than 85, but your range is definitely good. If you had to choose, I'd go with 85 which is pretty much a perfect temp IMO....soil temp.
 
I have a thermostat for the heat mat and the probe is stuck in the center cell of the tray. It reads more of the center of the soil rather than the surface temp. The surface I would assume to be a little cooler, but never checked it. Maybe better to stick to 77F for surface temp if you have bottom heat in order to make sure the seeds don't get too hot.

jacob
 
You have the cllimate but I hated pequins and tepins when I grew them last year. I was barly getting ripe peppers in November.
 
I'll get nearly year round here in Las Vegas. I decided to pot all of the seedings to make it easier to shelter when the frost comes.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top