"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Lawrence Logic wrote:

Six of the Bhuts have sprouted now. What do you mean by "true
leaves"? Does that exclude the pair of leaves that open when these
babies first sprout?

Yes, those are called cotyledons, see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotyledons


Thanks David. That takes me back to my agriculture class in high school. I
actually had the word "dicotyledon" going through my head when I saw the
sprouts, but I didn't really know why. Thanks for the link.

Nine of my twelve babies have popped their heads up, but one had an
unfortunate skull-cap. The seed husk was sitting proudly on top. When I
saw the same on the only Orange Habanero to reveal itself, I removed it and
was greeted by a couple of first leaves. The Bhut didn't fare so well and
just has small first leaves. I'm hoping that it'll catch up.

I was expecting these seeds to take a while to germinate but now I'm
thinking only negative thoughts about those that haven't presented
themselves yet. It's still only 17 days since they were planted. Should I
remain optimistic about the stragglers? Can my negative waves have an
adverse affect on them?

--
Lawrence
"Butters, we're done talking about girls' balls right now. Pay
attention!" - Eric Cartman - 14 November 2007