re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread

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How long does it normally take peppers to sprout?

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Mine took 14 days to start sprouting. I'll give them 21 days before I replant.

If you're curious, just dig one up and see what's going on. I do it all the time. Drives my wife crazy

I had a feeling that the lights on these were not going to be nearly close enough to the plants. I plan on using mine as a humid environment to just get them to germinate then pop the top and add a better light source. I usually have even my high powered light set up just a couple inches from the top of the beds.

Heat pads came in yesterday. When setting them up, I noticed two of my paste tomatoes have sprouted. No action on the pepper side of things yet.

Feel like I’m slacking. Anyone else not start tomatoes yet?

I have started my seeds on a paper towel for the last four years. I put them in one of those plastic containers you get at a bakery. Black plastic on the bottom with a clear lid.

I write the seed type on the paper towel and can fit three different types of seeds in one container. Then I get hot tap water in a measuring cup and slowly and carefully pour it over all the seeds. Close the lid and keep it on the stovetop so there is warmth throughout the day. That way you can see what seeds are sprouting.

Then I transfer each sprouted one to a pot when the root is 1/8" long using a toothpick to drop it in the planting hole so I don't hurt it. That way you can eliminate the dud seeds and know that the seeds you planted are viable.

My tomato seeds started sprouting in 2 days, peppers in 4 days. I can't believe it can happen so fast, but it does.

None of those 3 you listed are even remotely similar. Maybe I’m misunderstanding your question.

She was right, though. If I would have been patient and waited I wouldn't have had to wait long. They're all popping out of the dirt this morning. These are all seeds I saved from last year so I was worried they wouldn't sprout.

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I was asking if there was a difference in performance between this brand and the Hi-Yield brand

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I've used both the Hi-Yield and the Southern Ag atrazine before. I've noticed no noticeable difference in performance. They are both 4%. Use the cheaper one.

But just a heads up, this is the garden thread and not the lawn thread that was previously stickied. I don't know if someone is going to create another lawn thread. But you may get better results starting your own thread with your lawn questions.

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I had a feeling that the lights on these were not going to be nearly close enough to the plants.

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Do the vents need to be open, shut or does it matter?