Ok First let me start off by saying these these are SLOW and I am not totally sure they are peppers. Ok the seeds were definitely pepper seeds but these are not growing like peppers. Here is a side by side comparison. The left is from 6/23 and the right is from this morning. The bottom one is not moving. The top one grew a leaf but is not growing taller. I have no clue what is going on. So I am debating pulling both and starting something new. It is well over a month and these should both be much further along. Thoughts everyone? Yesterday I received a new order of seeds and have plenty of new options to select from should I ditch this one
I would not have the patience to mess with them when something else could be making a lot more progress. But I have had other slow starters that finally took off, too. Maybe bump up the nutrients and see what happens?
I agree with Sher, have you had them on reduced nutrients while they sprouted? If so might trying bumping it up a little and giving them another week or so, and then if they don't take off call them duds?
Today I am starting a new set of Sweet Peppers. Machine: Farm 24XLVendor: Chileplants Varieties: See below for detailsSponge: Park'sSeeds: 2 per podNutes: None to start Left back Big Bertha Hybrid - sweet; Bell Elongated; 6 to 7 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide; thick flesh; matures from green to bright red; pendant pods; green leaves; 24 to 30 inches tall; Mid Season (70-80 days); Uses: Large Stuffing, Prolific; elongated pods; 2020 is last year (2020 was the last year harvested for 2021 seeds. If successful I will save some seeds to see if I can grow more) Right front Numex Suave Orange - mild; Habanero; 2 to 2.5 inches long by 1.25 to 1.5 inches wide; medium thick flesh; matures from green to yellow orange; pendant pods; green leaves; 24 to 30 inches tall; Late Season (80-90 days); Uses: Seasoning Pepper; developed by the Chile Pepper Institute at NMSU More when something happens
They look so interesting! I love seeing all the different varieties of peppers. Our last frost date is April 30. We had been having such warm weather that we got antsy to plant tomatoes and peppers outdoors a couple of weeks ago. One pepper was a red Big Bertha. And then we got an unexpected night in the 30's and they all died. Aerogardens are wonderful. No worries about when to plant cool or hot season plants!
One of the two pods looks like it has germinated but the other one not so sure. But I forgot to write which plant is which . So I took a sot and planted one seed of what I think it is. Here is hoping I selected the correct one.
Hmmm...this is starting to sound like a rather un-memorable project...I know I have to refer back to my original post for notes and/or the template that I posted, like a "note to self"? I have a feeling these are going to be spectacular peppers and they will be exactly the kind you'll enjoy most!
Big Bertha started to germinate. However I think it stalled. Nothing much happening besides the start of a tiny sprout that I think may have died off. I need to further investigate. The Numex Suave Orange is almost at the label. So that will survive, or so I hope. More when it emerges.