Rusty,

The full sun germination may work because of the warmth, but all my large
"volunteer" chili pequins seem to prefer to be under story bushes and are
growing in shade under oak trees. I can find none growing in full sun. I did
not plant these, they just came up in shady spots and have grown quite large.

Also my habeneros seem to like partial shade as well for some reason.

Best -- Gae

Rusty Mase wrote:

On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:47:02 GMT, notgilbert
wrote:

I wanted some suggestions for planted piquin peppers from seeds. I've got a
dozen or so ripe (red) peppers off of a bush.

I would just rub them gently in a paper towel to isolate the seeds
from the pulp and then plant the seeds, spaced out an inch or so.

These should germinate in full sun if the soil is kept moist.

It is probably too late for fruit production this year but the plants,
if frozen back this winter, usually come back from the roots. Just
for safety, though, you might start them in a pot and bring it in when
it gets really cold this winter. Then set them out permanently next
Spring.

Rusty Mase

On Wed, 01 Jan 2003 18:08:15 -0600, Gae Xavier wrote:

Rusty,

The full sun germination may work because of the warmth, but all my large
"volunteer" chili pequins seem to prefer to be under story bushes and are
growing in shade under oak trees. I can find none growing in full sun. I did
not plant these, they just came up in shady spots and have grown quite large.

Also my habeneros seem to like partial shade as well for some reason.

Best -- Gae


This is also my observation. However, much of the rest of the area is
mowed or cultivated, which would disturb sprouts and the trees provide
a place for the birds to sit while depositing the seeds. Thus the
abundance of seedlings in the under story. I expect that they will
grow anywhere there is adequate moisture.