Hah! Finally got my chili seeds planted today. Nancy Culley gave me 4 seed varieties:
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| Big Jim organic Chili Pepper harvested 2010 Premium Chili Pepper! |
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| Jalapeno - organic harvested 2010 |
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| Bulgarian Carrot Chili Medium Hot Chili Seeds from "Totally Tomatoes" First year trying these |
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| New Mexico 6-4 Long organic, harvested in 2010 Good for Roasting or drying. Alittle milder than Big Jim |
To plant, I bought a bag of Seed Mix and a starter tray from 7-Dees. I filled all of the holes in the tray except two with soil. The two holes are for pouring water into the bottom of the tray. Nancy advises, "Make sure to water from the bottom - just lightly spray the top of the tray - this will encourage the seedlings to develop good deep roots."
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| Seedling tray |
I bought the cheapest thermometer I could find and stuck it in the soil (the left column is not planted). Underneath the tray is my wife Michelle's heating pad and over the top (not shown) is a fluorescent shop light about 2 feet from the tray. The goal is to germinate the peppers at around 75 degrees. If the heating pad raises the temp too high I plan to add rails underneath the tray to raise off the heating pad. Oh yeah, I laid down a sheet of plastic (heating pad underneath) to keep water spray off my bench.
Tomorrow I will put plastic over the top and poke holes in each box area to let a little air and water in.
Wow, from seeds?? We are not nearly as ambitious and plan on using starter plants. Can't wait to see your results!
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