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Post by johno on Jan 19, 2009 1:36:09 GMT -5
Peppers don't seem to mind waiting in the house all winter, even. I dug up some volunteer Fish peppers last year and put them in one gallon pots. They are happy as houseplants. It doesn't hurt to start them early.
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Post by Alan on Jan 19, 2009 17:47:29 GMT -5
I haven't started anything yet, but it won't be long, towards the middle to end of February before anything gets really serious, so I still have a little while. I will be starting some onions in the next day or two here and lettuce gets spread around in one field come Valentines day. Spring will be here before you know it my friends, I can feel it coming!
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deborah
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Post by deborah on Jan 19, 2009 18:16:17 GMT -5
Peppers don't seem to mind waiting in the house all winter, even. I dug up some volunteer Fish peppers last year and put them in one gallon pots. They are happy as houseplants. It doesn't hurt to start them early. wow. thanks for the tip. i'd never thought of bringing peppers in as house plants. some of the plants are certainly lovely enough! |
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Post by canadamike on Jan 19, 2009 18:59:54 GMT -5
They are perennials that we grow as annuals....
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mostlypurple
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Post by mostlypurple on Jan 19, 2009 20:14:03 GMT -5
I sprouted some pepper seeds from a jar of pickling spice back in November using a ziploc baggie and a paper napkin. Now I have four 4" tall pepper seedlings of dubious parentage sharing a 4" flower pot on an east-facing window sill, patiently waiting for spring. I wonder what they'll look/taste like.
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Post by johno on Jan 20, 2009 1:51:26 GMT -5
A Rocoto pepper seed started on the 16th sprouted by the morning of the 20th. What's more, the seed is a decade old! I didn't expect it to be the first one up, and didn't expect any pepper seeds to sprout that quickly. I started them in folded paper towel in 1/2 pint jars with the lids against a heater. The temp at the seed is about 74*, which I thought would be on the cool side for such quick germination. But Rocoto peppers prefercool conditions, so maybe that has something to do with it?
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Post by pugs on Jan 20, 2009 2:26:57 GMT -5
That's great johno!
Pugs
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 20, 2009 8:24:51 GMT -5
10 year old pepper seed huh? I guess you store your seed well ;-) That means my lipstick might do okay. Johno, since you overwinter peppers, my 3 year Long Cayenne seems to have some leaf spot. Would you remove the leaves and replace the mulch in the pot or would you just get rid of the plant?
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