[CH] Germination adventures
Tony O'Brien (AOB@als.co.uk)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:43:37 +0100
Hi again, I thought I'd provide a quick update on all these seed varieties I
got from Pepper Joe's and Tough-Love and how they're coping with the current
UK south-east climate, which actually isn't at all bad at the moment
(23C/73F !). For reference, I started all the seeds in 3" pots on various
sunny windowsills, moving them into the greenhouse when they got to a couple
of inches tall. Many of the larger plants have now been upgraded to 7" pots,
although some are now beginning to poke their roots out of these even. The
fastest grower to-date is one of my Aji Gold plants, which currently stands
at around 15" - not bad for a freebie from Pepper Joe's !-) On the downside
I'm still waiting for my first flower (patience, patience........).
Anyway, since I was enthusiastic/sad enough (delete as appropriate) to keep
some notes, here's the excruciating detail for anyone interested :-
(pj) = From PepperJoe's, otherwise from Tough-Love Chile Company.
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Seeds sown 8/4/99
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germinated 20/4/99-08/5/99:-
Giant Serrano (pj) #1
Giant Serrano (pj) #2
Pueblo (pj) #1
Pueblo (pj) #2
Bolivian Rainbow (pj) #1
Bolivian Rainbow (pj) #2
Bolivian Rainbow (pj) #3
Golden Habanero (pj) #1
Golden Habanero (pj) #2
Golden Habanero (pj) #3
Fatalli (pj) #1
Fatalli (pj) #2
Fatalli (pj) #3
Flourescent Purple (pj) #1
Flourescent Purple (pj) #2
Hot Lemon (pj) #1
Hot Lemon (pj) #2
Red Sella (pj) #1
Red Sella (pj) #2
Red Sella (pj) #3
Aji Gold (pj) #1
Aji Gold (pj) #2
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Total Germinations = 22 out of 25
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Seeds sown 9/5/99
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germinated:-
20/5/99 Robustini Hybrid #1
Robustini Hybrid #2
Guajillo #1
Super Cayenne Hybrid #1
Jalapeno #1
21/5/99 Jalapeno #2
Super Chili Hybrid #1
22/5/99 Jalapa Hybrid #1
Jalapa Hybrid #2
Big Jim #1
Caribbean Red Habanero #1
Cubanelle #1
Mushroom Pepper (pj) #1
Sweet Crimson (pj) #1
Pimento #1
Pimento #2
Garden Salsa Hybrid #1
Guajillo #2
Caribbean Red Hot Pepper #1
Caribbean Red Hot Pepper #2
23/5/99 Safi Red Hot Pepper #1
Wild Dynamo (pj) #1
Peter Pepper #1
Peter Pepper #2
Jalapeno #3
Super Chili Hybrid #2
Caribbean Red Habanero #2
Garden Salsa Hybrid #2
Red Torpedo Pepper (pj) #1
Mushroom Pepper (pj) #2
Jamaican Hot Pepper (pj) #1
Super Shepherd #1
24/5/99 Super Shepherd #2
Cubanelle #2
Ancho-Poblano #1
25/5/99 Ancho-Poblano #2
Orange Habanero #1
Red Habanero #1
Jalapa Hybrid #3
26/5/99 Miracle Willy (pj) #1
Bermuda Hot Pepper (pj) #1
Jamaican Hot Pepper (pj) #2
27/5/99 Cherry Bomb Hybrid #1
Miracle Willy (pj) #2
28/5/99 Sweet Crimson (pj) #2
*Unknown* #1
29/5/99 Cherry Bomb Hybrid #2
30/5/99 Orange Habanero #2
31/5/99 <none>
01/6/99 Safi Red Hot Pepper #2
02/6/99 *Unknown* #2
03/6/99 <none>
04/6/99 Super Cayenne Hybrid #2
Red Habanero #2
05/6/99 <none>
06/6/99 Wild Dynamo (pj) #2
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Total Germinations = 53 out of 74
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Seeds sown 24/5/99
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germinated:-
02/6/99 Bermuda Hot Pepper (pj) #2
03/6/99 <none>
04/6/99 Barney Pepper (pj) #1
Barney Pepper (pj) #2
Barney Pepper (pj) #3
Bermuda Hot Pepper (pj) #3
Bermuda Hot Pepper (pj) #4
05/6/99 <none>
06/6/99 Thai Hot #1
07/6/99 Turkish Cayenne (pj) #1
08/6/99 Turkish Cayenne (pj) #2
Thai Hot #2
Cherry Bomb Hybrid #3
Miracle Willy #3
09/6/99 Miracle Willy #4
...
14/6/99 Charleston Cayenne #1
Chimayo #1
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Total Germinations = 15 out of 25
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No Shows to-date:-(
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Mexibell Hybrid
West Indian Red Hot Pepper
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet
Tabasco
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Total plant varieties to-date = 40
Total plants to-date = 90
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Phew,
Tony.