not going to give it special treatment.
I dumped it all in a pot outside and put it under a table hoping to maybe get a few mystery volunteers but...... my 2 year old has decided to play with his little trowel and its all been tipped out and messed about! I dropped mine as well as tray with a bunch of other chilli seeds and they all got mixed up
No Hot Cherry for me. It was the last of my seed stock and its officially 0% germination. I really think they were a dud lot. My rates last season when I used most of the seeds were pretty low, but I'm soaking this time and they are much better.
edit. I keep my more prized pots in a secure section of the yard so he can't destroy everything.
yeah so time consuming and a waste of money. i hope the puppies were ok!
No I welcome suggestions! My head is all over the place atm so its easy to miss somthing.
Now was the time to prove that it's all worthwhile and that I could do this as full time work and not work for someone else.Thanks Pablo, i appreciate your comments. Yes i spend all my spare time on it and my business.It is just soul crushing to have all this happen and all because I got one bad batch of seed off someone.
It took me over 3 hours the other day just undoing all the systems and bleaching and putting back together then It takes me like a day just to treat and plant 50 seeds, cos I could only do so much until I was needed. I only had 3 hours of broken sleep last night(1hr was the longest period) and my newborn has only slept for 45mins today and seems to be in a lot of pain so it is hard to get things done as I can't put him down much and i still have to get housework done. So yeah its hard.
Hopefully I can get around to doing a new batch but it is really getting late now and not much seed left
I don't want to give up but I'm thinking i should just skip this season, it has really gotten off to a terrible start, twice now...
a seed vendor. I emailed them to ask (not accuse) if they had had the same problem (as what i think it is and what others have also thought comes from a seed borne disease.) but with no answer. i can only assume now that they did have it as I would have expected a response whether they denied it or admitted. I have never not responded to any email I have gotten and would especially respond to something like that. I will not name who it is as it is unethical and unprofessional to do so but this is why I will treat every seed I get now because of the problems it has caused.
They will be a late start but we have a long season so what the hell.
I'm not giving up on this one yet.
HAHA! lol thats funny! hope you feel better Nova.
Candice, I think its great that your honest! Its the only way we can solve these kinds of issues in the horticulture scene. You sound like you have a decent business growing and you have at least half a head on your shoulders when it comes to plant biology
I will contribute this tidbit of info to chew on...I have NEVER had ANY plant that was 100% free of sign of disease. Whether it is early on or later down the season. Im sure you are aware of this but, I'll say it anyway..."Bacterial/fungal spores are EVERYWHERE NATURALLY". It is the conditions in which the plants are subject to, that inhibits or prohibits the colonization of those diseases. I don't believe in the "seed causing problems" theory, persay, however I DO believe that with ANY seed there are probably a MILLION spores laying dormant and waiting for the right conditions to wreak havoc on your greenhouse, germ chamber, etc etc...In my 18 years growing all types of plants, I have found that it is all dependent on conditions. If I were you, I would use a heavy sulphur based spray prob 4-6 oz of a 10% solution per gallon of fresh clean water, put it in a pump sprayer and spray EVERYTHING in your bat cave! I mean really douse it down, let it get into the soil, undersides of leaves, all branches, outside of pots, floor...everything. The great thing about sulhpur is that it is organic. It will bring the surface ph of everything to a value that will not only kill any disease currently present, but will also inhibit the future colonization of disease. It will not smell great for a day or two in there but, I PROMISE you will be disease free. Some years, I have fungal/bacterial issues that seem very stubborn. I get nearly 100% leaf drop when it hits, and it is VERY frustrating, so I feel your pain. Sulphur has never once let me down and I swear by it. You will never get your old foliage back, but after applications I always gain 100% recovery and things start branching out and going crazy again. Also, I like to add a little pyrethrins into the mix for pests. Aphids carry disease and affect plant health big time, as Im sure you are aware of, so this will help out a lot. If you don't feel like making your own spray, Bonnide makes a GREAT solution if your in a jam for time. Its called "fruit nut and orchard spray"...its about 20bucks at your home depot and will last all year at least. Humor me and try this out. Give it a week or two and let me know your results please! Good luck!
