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pepper sprouts
Friends,
About two weeks ago, I planted some tomatoes and peppers (jalapeno and anaheim) in small peet pots. The tomatoes have all sprouted, but the peppers have not. Is it too soon for them to have sprouted, or should I plant some more? If I have to plant some more, can I plant them right in the ground? I live in Orange County Ca. (I think zone 9a or 9b - those maps are so small it is hard to be sure). Night time lows will be below 50F for the next two weeks, then should stay 50F or above after that. Also about planting, the back of my seed packs list a tempeture for germination. Most say 50F, but some are a bit higher. Does this refer to the lowest tempeture in a 24 hour period, or just the day time tempeture? Thanks in advance, b. |
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pepper sprouts
About two weeks ago, I planted some tomatoes and peppers (jalapeno and
anaheim) in small peet pots. The tomatoes have all sprouted, but the peppers have not. Is it too soon for them to have sprouted, or should I plant some more? Peppers take longer to sprout than tomatoes--youe are about due/f I have to plant some more, can I plant them right in the ground? I live in Orange County Ca. (I think zone 9a or 9b - those maps are so small it is hard to be sure). Night time lows will be below 50F for the next two weeks, then should stay 50F or above after that. Also about planting, the back of my seed packs list a tempeture for germination. Most say 50F, but some are a bit higher. Does this refer to the lowest tempeture in a 24 hour period, or just the day time tempeture? Thanks in advance, For outdoor planting SOIL temperatures should be around 60+ degrees for these crops. Start them indoors with plenty of light at an ambient temperature of 75-80 degrees. Plant out when nighttime temperatures average ABOVE 50 degrees. |
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pepper sprouts
Brian,
Peppers are slower to germinate than tomatoes and require a higher soil temperature.I have a good reference which puts minimum soil temperature for germination at 10 degrees Celsius for tomatoes and 15 Celsius for peppers. They recommend waiting for a soil temperature of 18Celsius. They also say peppers take 13 days to germinate at 20C and tomatoes take 8 days at 20C. I germinate my seeds indoors and don't think it is worth planting them out until the weather has warmed up in late spring. Mike Stickney "brian" wrote in message om... Friends, About two weeks ago, I planted some tomatoes and peppers (jalapeno and anaheim) in small peet pots. The tomatoes have all sprouted, but the peppers have not. Is it too soon for them to have sprouted, or should I plant some more? If I have to plant some more, can I plant them right in the ground? I live in Orange County Ca. (I think zone 9a or 9b - those maps are so small it is hard to be sure). Night time lows will be below 50F for the next two weeks, then should stay 50F or above after that. Also about planting, the back of my seed packs list a tempeture for germination. Most say 50F, but some are a bit higher. Does this refer to the lowest tempeture in a 24 hour period, or just the day time tempeture? Thanks in advance, b. |
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