How to Start Your Chile Pepper Seeds by Jim Duffy
Jan 26, 2021 19:03:54 GMT -5
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Post by mike on Jan 26, 2021 19:03:54 GMT -5
I have been a customer of Jim Duffy for several years. I contacted him when I had some 7-Pot super hots that didn't germinate. I think he was a bit ticked that I was saying his seeds weren't good. I assured him I was just looking for a solution to the germination problems I've been having on some of the super hot peppers.
Essentially he said I was trying grow under less than ideal conditions. This is true. Without very expensive grow lights, temperatures, and other conditions, we can't replicate his growing conditions under an ideal California sun. But he sent me some new seeds and a printed note on how to start your chili peppers seeds. I had to convert the document to text, so there may be some errors. I did buy the SuperSprouter he mentioned.
The note is below:
Sow seeds 8-10 weeks before it is safe with outdoor night temperatures above 55 degrees to plant in the garden. Use shallow flats or containers filled with a sterilized soil mix or commercial potting soil. I do not use peat pellets! Exotic peppers can take weeks to germinate. Soak seeds in a tea solution for a few days prior to planting to soften seed and kill fungus. 1 cup tea to quart water. Rinse seeds before planting. The light plants receive on a windowsill is often insufficient and may lead to leggy growth where plants are stretching for sunlight. A bright south facing window that receives sunlight all day is usually sufficient.
This will result in a more compact, healthier transplant to set out in the garden. Do not over water, especially when seeds are germinating, this may lead to damping-off, a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to die. Another tip make one cup of full strength Chamomile tea. Dilute with one quart water. Use this to water seeds and seedlings until you get a strong plant. This solution will help prevent fungus that kills seeds and seedlings. Lighting 10-12 inches above plants at least 14 hours a day.
I germinate using min-greenhouse on a heatmat. Heatmats can be found at nurseries or online 1 prefer Supersprouter brand found on Amazon. They can be found at nursery or online. Use a well draining topsoil or Germinating mixes like"Hoffman's Seed Starter mix" (google on web), Sunshine Growers Mix if3, ProMix, Foxfarrm Light Warrior and Jiffy Seed Starter mix. Your greenhouse will have a bottom tray to catch and hold water. Fill with at least , inch water to conduct heat. Then take tray holes and fill with soil. Pat down but not too tight. Make small hole with pen and place seed 1/8 inch deep. Cover with soil. Mist entire tray until soil is wet all the way through. You may also pre-soak tray in basin of water. Place soil tray into bottom tray and place entire unit on heatmat. Cover with clear plastic dome. Keep soil moist with spray bottle Keep plastic cover on for a week or two to protect seedlings from drying out. After getting a few sets of full leaves gradually move outside for longer exposure each day to condition to outdoors and sun exposure.
Good potting mix. are Sunshine Growers, Premier Horticulture (Pro Mix) and Ocean Forest. Dig extra deep hole add 1/4 cups worm castings under rootball. Also under roots Rabbit manure. then soak. Finally under roots 1 tsp Mycos Root Fungi. Mycorrhizae are living microbes that make your plant have great healthy roots that build plants absorption ability and immune system. Sugars found in compost teas make them increase in population. For now add 1 Tbs. Unsulfured Molasses (Blackstrap Molasses is best type) to a gallon of water and feed your plants once a week with it to boost healthy microbes. A good compost tea is best but molasses will give you more out of your Mycos! Sources for Mycos are Xtreme Gardening or Myco Blast. There are Root stimulating formulas to help get plant started. Best is called Roots Excelurator. I feed half strength nutrient once a week. Get a nutrient that has nitrogen number of 10 or less. Nitrogen # is first on formula example 5-5-5. Expose young plants to daylight gradually or you will kill them.
Increase exposure time each day. This link gives you many options for trays, plastic covers etc.
www.greenhousemegastore.com/category/flats-trays-inserts
My site www.superhotchiles.com
For videos search "Jim Duffy Growing Chiles" on Youtube.
Essentially he said I was trying grow under less than ideal conditions. This is true. Without very expensive grow lights, temperatures, and other conditions, we can't replicate his growing conditions under an ideal California sun. But he sent me some new seeds and a printed note on how to start your chili peppers seeds. I had to convert the document to text, so there may be some errors. I did buy the SuperSprouter he mentioned.
The note is below:
Sow seeds 8-10 weeks before it is safe with outdoor night temperatures above 55 degrees to plant in the garden. Use shallow flats or containers filled with a sterilized soil mix or commercial potting soil. I do not use peat pellets! Exotic peppers can take weeks to germinate. Soak seeds in a tea solution for a few days prior to planting to soften seed and kill fungus. 1 cup tea to quart water. Rinse seeds before planting. The light plants receive on a windowsill is often insufficient and may lead to leggy growth where plants are stretching for sunlight. A bright south facing window that receives sunlight all day is usually sufficient.
This will result in a more compact, healthier transplant to set out in the garden. Do not over water, especially when seeds are germinating, this may lead to damping-off, a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to die. Another tip make one cup of full strength Chamomile tea. Dilute with one quart water. Use this to water seeds and seedlings until you get a strong plant. This solution will help prevent fungus that kills seeds and seedlings. Lighting 10-12 inches above plants at least 14 hours a day.
I germinate using min-greenhouse on a heatmat. Heatmats can be found at nurseries or online 1 prefer Supersprouter brand found on Amazon. They can be found at nursery or online. Use a well draining topsoil or Germinating mixes like"Hoffman's Seed Starter mix" (google on web), Sunshine Growers Mix if3, ProMix, Foxfarrm Light Warrior and Jiffy Seed Starter mix. Your greenhouse will have a bottom tray to catch and hold water. Fill with at least , inch water to conduct heat. Then take tray holes and fill with soil. Pat down but not too tight. Make small hole with pen and place seed 1/8 inch deep. Cover with soil. Mist entire tray until soil is wet all the way through. You may also pre-soak tray in basin of water. Place soil tray into bottom tray and place entire unit on heatmat. Cover with clear plastic dome. Keep soil moist with spray bottle Keep plastic cover on for a week or two to protect seedlings from drying out. After getting a few sets of full leaves gradually move outside for longer exposure each day to condition to outdoors and sun exposure.
Good potting mix. are Sunshine Growers, Premier Horticulture (Pro Mix) and Ocean Forest. Dig extra deep hole add 1/4 cups worm castings under rootball. Also under roots Rabbit manure. then soak. Finally under roots 1 tsp Mycos Root Fungi. Mycorrhizae are living microbes that make your plant have great healthy roots that build plants absorption ability and immune system. Sugars found in compost teas make them increase in population. For now add 1 Tbs. Unsulfured Molasses (Blackstrap Molasses is best type) to a gallon of water and feed your plants once a week with it to boost healthy microbes. A good compost tea is best but molasses will give you more out of your Mycos! Sources for Mycos are Xtreme Gardening or Myco Blast. There are Root stimulating formulas to help get plant started. Best is called Roots Excelurator. I feed half strength nutrient once a week. Get a nutrient that has nitrogen number of 10 or less. Nitrogen # is first on formula example 5-5-5. Expose young plants to daylight gradually or you will kill them.
Increase exposure time each day. This link gives you many options for trays, plastic covers etc.
www.greenhousemegastore.com/category/flats-trays-inserts
My site www.superhotchiles.com
For videos search "Jim Duffy Growing Chiles" on Youtube.
