On May 25, 3:27=A0pm, Bob James <bobja...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Brian Mailman wrote:
> > The Joneses wrote:
> >> "Brian Mailman" <bmail...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>news:k9ydnd5OEb7V-KXVnZ2dnUVZ_s7inZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Brian Mailman wrote:
> >>>> Quick question.... after 15 years I discovered last year my
> >>>> kitchen window has enough sun to grow tomatoes. =A0I decided to
> >>>> plant the rocoto pepper seeds I'd saved from the last time I grew
> >>>> them in the old place. How long does it take to germinate them?
> >>>> I planted them May 1 and so far nothing....
>
> >>> Actually, it was April 30... Day 25 and I guess the seeds I'd saved
> >>> lost it.
>
> >> Wonder if yer original plants was weird hybrids?
>
> > No....
>
> > I received the original seeds in the early '80s from a friend of a
> > friend (x2 or x3); from someone who'd brought in the peppers
themselves
> > (and they shouldn't have).
>
> > I used to have a south-facing bay window that got light from early
(that=
> > would be *early*) morning to late evening in the summers, plus the
heat
> > from the solar radiation. =A0They were breeding true and rather
prolific=
,
> > eve with only 3-4 plants. =A0I'd make pepper jelly from them, and a
> > Brazilian condiment called piri-piri, as well as a hot oil.
>
> >> Would cut the germ
> >> rate way down, if ever maybe. I know that peppers will
> >> cross-pepperlate like hippies in the park after dark. Last year, the
> >> County Master Gardeners were selling a habenero/jalapenyo cross.
> >> Looked wierd, a pointy green end with an orange hat. Leparcaun
> >> peppers? Edrena
>
> > Heh.
>
> > Well, I actually have two jars of seeds and because the labels fell
off
> > years ago I'm not sure if I planted habaneros or rocotos. =A0I'll try
> > seeds from the other jar and see what happens. =A0I don't think
> > almost-June-1 is too late (and considering our real summer is from
> > mid/late-August to October).
>
> > B/
>
> A quick way to check for germination and salvage old seeds with minimal
> germination is to fold a paper towel in quarters, wet it then squeeze
> out most but not all the water.
>
> Open up the center of towel (now folded in half) and place seeds on one
> half then fold other half on top of seeds. =A0Place in quart ziplock
bag,
> label and seal, taking out most of the air.
>
> Place the bag in a warm place, I use the top of an insulated hot water
> tank but any warm area will work. =A0TVs' with tubes worked fine.
>
> The peppers should germinate within 3-5 days. =A0Check starting at 3
days.=
>
> When you see the seeds split and tails coming out, pick up the seeds
> with a pair of tweezers and plant 3/8 to 1/2 inch deep in moist soil and
> put in sunny place.
>
> You should have plants thru the soil in about 7-10 days.
>
> I do this with peppers and tomatoes all the time so not to waist time
> and to know what I have to plant.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
very good suggestion, I did this with turmeric roots from the store,
which everyboddy told me it would not work, because of the
sterylisation process, or that they could come from a freezer, and
turmeric is very difficult to propogate, but with the " zip lock "
system it worked perfectly, and I still have the roots, from 3
seasons, from the " mother platn "
Irma
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