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Old 30-04-2007, 04:37 AM posted to misc.consumers.frugal-living,rec.gardens.edible
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Default It didn't pay for me to start my own from seed.

"James" wrote in message
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Used peat pellets and planted pepper seeds on 4/5. Using my heating
pad I was able to get half of them sprouting after 10+ days. Now 24
days later they still don't have the true leaves yet.

Since I keep my house at 60F or less and don't have grow light system
set up, they grow very slowly. Guess I need to really put some money
into a germination system or else turn up the heat to get a good
seedling crop. So it's much wiser for me to just buy from the
nursery. Even if i buy the mail order bare root plants from southern
nurseries, I would still save money and have bigger transplants. That
is until high gas prices make shipping too expensive.


My jalapenos love the heat. They kinda lay there in cool weather.
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Dave

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