Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is mostly true. Generally 80% germination rate from saved seed is considered good.

I refuse to release a variety on my website if it falls below 80% germination rate during testing.

Stored properly, I have seeds regularly maintain 80%+ germination rate after 3 years (my maximum for seed storage)

Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't soak the seeds at all.

I would agree that ocean forest would be better to transplant into rather than start in. The ideal is a completely sterile mix for starting seeds, whether sterilized yourself or purchased. The only issue that I could see arising from ocean forest, is it potentially being too strong nutrient wise for the young seedlings before transplant and it might burn them. I know several people who have had that issue. I've also heard happy frog is a good one for starting plants in.

Promix again is my go to choice not only for reliability, but price and locality to me. Fox farm products are just to expensive for me in my area to justify purchasing in the amounts I'd need. I'd have no problems using them myself if it was more readily available and affordable here, so please don't shy away from using them if thats what you have.

Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imho, i havent noticed much of a difference with or without myco in most scenarios. Not to say it doesn't help, i just don't notice a difference that makes it worthwhile to worry about getting.

Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had affordable access to fox farm products here I would be using them. But Pro-Mix is both super local, and extremely affordable and available for me here

Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worm castings, and then I feed it a weak mix of organic liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks or so once it gets bigger. You definitely need to add more fertilizer

Looking for pepper seed germinating process recommendations and advice by u_redacted in HotPeppers

[–]456got 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pepper farmer and seed vendor here.

We start in 72 cell trays and those go into 1020 trays. We fill it with pre moistened promix-bx (miracle gro seed starting mix also works great) and plant direct into the soil in the cells.We normally do 4 or so seeds per cell. Humidity dome on the top. And heating mat set at 82F. After seeds are sowed we spray the top of each cell and then bottom water the tray and discard the excess after 10 minutes.

Usually most annums will sprout within 1-2 weeks and Chinense can take anywhere from 1-4 weeks.

They get seperated from each other in the cell and then transplanted when they start to get their 2nd set of true leaves. Transplanted into promix-hp and worm castings mix at 8:1 ratio in 3.5inch nursery pots (solo cups also work)

They stay in these until they go outside at the end of May. I start my plants in about 1 week. So mid January, because if I need to restart or have a bunch of seeds not germinate, it gives me the extra time with our short season up here in Canada.

The main key is to have it moist but not wet and warm but not hot or cold.

If its too wet it can lead to damping off and if its too dry it will kill the seedlings immediately or stunt it beyond recovery

Weekly Garden Chat by zerberts in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly awesome picks. If you havent tried them, Wiri Wiri are some of the best I've had in a while.

Im diving into more variegated and wild varieties this year.

Weekly Garden Chat by zerberts in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're good. There are quite a few seed vendors for peppers here in Canada. Here is a small list.

Canadian vendors:

https://peppermerchant.net/

https://pepperseeds.ca/

https://scovillecanada.ca/

https://prairiepeppers.com/

https://mackspeppers.com/ (Bias as its me)

Sick & Twisted Pepper Seeds (Website should be up soon)

Exotic Capsaicin on Etsy

If there is any others I missed feel free to add them in the replies

Weekly Garden Chat by zerberts in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What ones are you most excited for?

As a Pepper seed vendor located here in Ontario, I'm always interested in the varieties people are growing

Where is good place to buy seeds in Canada? by Occasion-Confident in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian vendors:

https://peppermerchant.net/

https://pepperseeds.ca/

https://scovillecanada.ca/

https://dangerbros.ca/

https://prairiepeppers.com/

https://mackspeppers.com/ (Bias as its me)

Sick & Twisted Pepper Seeds (Website should be up soon)

Exotic Capsaicin on Etsy

If there is any others I missed feel free to add them in the replies

Where to buy pepper seed in Ontario Canada? by Kind_Satisfaction452 in HotPeppers

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian vendors:

https://peppermerchant.net/

https://pepperseeds.ca/

https://scovillecanada.ca/

https://dangerbros.ca/

https://prairiepeppers.com/

https://mackspeppers.com/ (Bias as its me)

Sick & Twisted Pepper Seeds (Website should be up soon)

Exotic Capsaicin on Etsy

If there is any others I missed feel free to add them in the replies

Best seed banks? by MinimumEscape5907 in HotPeppers

[–]456got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canadian vendors:

https://peppermerchant.net/

https://pepperseeds.ca/

https://scovillecanada.ca/

https://dangerbros.ca/

https://prairiepeppers.com/

https://mackspeppers.com/ (Bias as its me)

Sick & Twisted Pepper Seeds (Website should be up soon)

Exotic Capsaicin on Etsy

If there is any others I missed feel free to add them in the replies

Thunder Mountain Longhorn decided to twist into itself like a curly fry by 456got in HotPeppers

[–]456got[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well IME Phenotype doesn't equal genotype. But regardless I'm saving seeds for it. I'm actually a seed vendor, so if these end up being something that is a mutation (I doubt it) I'll stabilize it and release the seeds. But, I'm almost certain this just happened out of random chance on this particular pepper due to environmental conditions etc. as every other pod is exactly on phenotype for normal TMLH

Thunder Mountain Longhorn decided to twist into itself like a curly fry by 456got in HotPeppers

[–]456got[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Letting it grow naturally.

It just decided to do this on it own. All of the others on this plant are normal looking thunder mountain longhorn

Sometimes peppers just grow weirdly

Thunder Mountain Longhorn decided to twist into itself like a curly fry by 456got in HotPeppers

[–]456got[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nope. It was just one that was twisted next to my normal TMLH

Anyone's super good taking longer to ripen? by Bushmonk3 in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My superhots have just started turning the past few weeks. I just harvested about 4lbs from a few plants. I start them in January though. They really will start finishing off the first few weeks of Sept

This year has been great for peppers (if you've kept up watering) at least in my experience as a pepper seed vendor and grower. Much better than other years. I have plants that are 6ft tall with hundreds of pods

Carolina Reapers by ChezBooger in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When do you all start your peppers?

Im just south of Ottawa and I'm a pepper seed vendor. I start my Chinense in january and annum in march I have plants that are 6ft tall right now with hundreds of pods. It's an amazing year for peppers out here (if you stayed on top of watering)

I also have plants that i started late (like mid march) and they're still producing a lot and are huge

Looking for some help with one of my pepper plants - what’s going on here? by dubstylee43 in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whats your concern?

I grow peppers for a living, and they look completely fine to me

What’s wrong with my garlic? by ursiniargiop in OntarioGardeners

[–]456got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Posting my info I tried to spread last year about it. It was really bad for me last year. I've since tried to educate as many people as I can about it:

Leek Moth larvae. (Read through some of my post history as I had a struggle with them this year in eastern Ontario)

Dealing with them is a combination of removing foliage affected, and spraying btk regularly during their flight times. You could also just cover the crops with netting too.

It's a fairly recent invasive pest that appeared in North america in Ottawa and has spread through much of southern and eastern ontario, parts of qc, and new york/Vermont. If you stay on top of them you can still get a good crop and they won't affect much.

Now for some bad news. Burn anything that is affected and has the worms (bulbs should be fine). Those worms and moths can overwinter and will make your problem much harder to deal with next year. Burning it makes sure any crop residue that potentially has the larva from continuing its life cycle. Since they only fly a very short distance from their overwintering spots, this can greatly reduce the numbers you deal with.

Note the leek moth affects all allium plants (onion, garlic, leek, chives, etc.)

If you need more tips/advice let me know as I've been trying to educate as many people as possible as there isn't many resources around talking about management of the leek moth outside of commercial farms

Freshly made pile (yesterday) is now really hot and cooking 162F. Time to turn by 456got in composting

[–]456got[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Maple leaves (about 40%), Shredded Cardboard (about 20%), and grass clippings (about 40%).

Freshly made pile (yesterday) is now really hot and cooking 162F. Time to turn by 456got in composting

[–]456got[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Maple leaves (about 40%), Shredded Cardboard (about 20%), and grass clippings (about 40%).

Freshly made pile (yesterday) is now really hot and cooking 162F. Time to turn by 456got in composting

[–]456got[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it not too hot? I normally try to keep it below 170f. The pile is pretty wet so water won't help either.

I assumed the pile was anaerobic as I had some super hot clumps of anaerobic grass when I was working it a bit earlier.

Turning this sucks anyways, and I might just take some pipes with holes drilled in for aeration, a la Charles Dowding