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Post by desertwoman on Feb 22, 2019 18:50:09 GMT -5
What a great idea Mumsey, We have radiant floor heat- I think I'll put mine in a baggie and place them on the floor. |
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Post by binnylou on Feb 22, 2019 19:15:16 GMT -5
I think I'll put mine in a baggie and place them on the floor. Ellie should love that, desertwoman. |
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Post by lisaann on Feb 22, 2019 19:35:36 GMT -5
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Post by pondgardener on Feb 22, 2019 20:23:16 GMT -5
desertwoman, if you put your baggie on the floor, you may want to cover it with something like a 9x13 pan with a blanket or cloth on top to maintain even heat. I seen someone do something similar but with a heating mat.
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 22, 2019 21:10:25 GMT -5
She is a GOOD cat, NOT curious. I've never known a cat NOT curious and "Good" is a subjective description. She would think her curiosity is good; very good. I've used a heating mat after they have sprouted and are in their cells pondgardener, but are you saying they used the mat to pre-sprout the seeds (before planting in seed starting soil)? |
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Post by pondgardener on Feb 22, 2019 21:58:47 GMT -5
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Post by pondgardener on Feb 22, 2019 22:37:07 GMT -5
The lady in the video also uses a thermostat, keeping temps below what a heating mat would put out. But I think if you put something between the baggie and the heat mat, you can avoid over heating the seeds. I am going to start some habanero and red saving seeds in a week or so and let you know if it works.
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Post by pondgardener on Feb 22, 2019 23:14:49 GMT -5
And in another video, there was one guy who placed a piece of corrugated cardboard cut to fit on top of the heat mat, which allowed even distribution of heat because of the air pockets, avoiding hot spots.
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Post by deckman22 on Feb 23, 2019 0:31:33 GMT -5
I've been doing that for years, never used a heat mat. I'd put seeds inside paper towels and wet them down and place on a paper plate which was labeled. I stacked all the plates together on a regular plate and put in on a shelf in the pantry. All are in little peat pots now. Tomatoes sprouted in 2-3 days, peppers took a more than a week. I'd add water every couple of days.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 23, 2019 4:48:36 GMT -5
I'll be putting the 5 sprouted ( 5 out of 5!) Peter Peppers in soil this morning and sort through the other pepper seeds and get them ready to pre-sprout.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 24, 2019 7:01:04 GMT -5
Just put 12 baggies of pepper seeds in front of the heat register. So much for cutting back. Surprised I had so many different kinds.
Horn of the Bull
Lipstick
Jalapeno
Aji Dulce
Aji Dulce (saved seed)
Fooled You Jalapeño
Big Jim
Peter Pepper
Bell (saved seed)
Bell
Red Marconi
Chinese Giant Bell
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 2, 2019 17:24:08 GMT -5
Potted up most of those sprouted pepper seeds. About 60, figured that's enough for everyone I know!
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Post by davidjp on Mar 2, 2019 20:47:57 GMT -5
These are what I have growing at the moment, just came up mostly
Aji Crystal
Aji Amarillo grande
Red biquinho
Thai chile Vesuvius
Thai Chile full moon
Hot rod (Serrano)
Jalafuego
Tibetan lhasa Chile
Numex nematodor
Stocky red roaster
Basque
Yummy belles
Early perfect italian
Numex sandia
Numex heritage big Jim
Bulgarian carrot Padron
More than I should but its hard to resist |
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Post by deckman22 on Mar 2, 2019 23:13:27 GMT -5
My list is not as exotic nor as long.
Serrano
Habenero
Hatch
Golden Bell
Chili Pequin
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 3, 2019 3:46:11 GMT -5
davidjp, Are all of those hot peppers? I like a little heat, less than a jalapeño.
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