I'm a new gardener starting with a challenge. I received 34 seeds from a pepper plant that was brought over from Vietnam a few years ago. A client from work gave them to me after a discussion about gardening a few weeks ago. His wife brought them with her when she moved to the states. He has described the pods as looking a little like a cayenne you would get from a plant you bought at Walmart but shorter, broader, and a whole lot hotter. After reading a while on this site, It became clear he may not know much more about them then I do. Will they they be Vietnamese Tearjerkers or something more common? I don't know. It's a mystery. I know I got a very late start, but i have high hopes for overwintering.On 4/18/12 I planted 24 seeds in soil from the garden in a styrofoam egg carton. I cut off the top of the carton to use under the plants for drainage and lined it with paper towel to stabilize the liquid so the plants could draw it back as needed. I also made sure to pierce the bottom of each section to allow drainage.
24 seeds waiting to grow by Yemtol, on FlickrOn 4/21/12, after further research suggested the fertilizer I put in the garden soil for my tomatoes might be potentially toxic to by new peppers, I decided to try to germinate the last 10 seeds using the paper towel and glad container method I read about in the forums. I started these earlier today.
10 more seeds, paper towel method by Yemtol, on FlickrI'm currently keeping everything warm by putting it int the desk cabinet with my computer. I plan to make a growbox out of a frozen food bag from GFS. I figure its reflective material and insulation should be helpful once I figure out how to make it rigid and mount a light. I'm thinking small PVC pipe be inexpensive and effective. If it works I'll post pics of the build.
Keeping them warm by Yemtol, on Flickr
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