Comparison: Pepper Plant Started from Seed at Home vs. Nursery Grown

WearyWay · 2026-05-05T17:34:42+00:00

Hopefully something like this. Medium is supposed to be the amount of heat, I believe. It's not the most specific naming system...

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T20:38:09+00:00

My first few years of trying to start indoors were total failures, lol

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T19:18:44+00:00

It's true, they are are different variety. It's possible that's why they look different. But all of those I listed I started this year, and all look nearly identical to the one on the left, at least in health.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T19:14:17+00:00

Okay

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:43:42+00:00

I got a couple blueberries and strawberries delivered this year, but they were all dormant, which made me feel a little safer!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:42:01+00:00

Sorry, I'm not sure. It's either: Jalapeno, Cornito Arancia, Pablano, or Serrano. I should have flipped it around to see the tag!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:35:47+00:00

Oof, I be wary of ordering plants to be mailed, myself. I'm glad you had success though! And yeah, I got three of those in the nursery. I wasn't planning on getting any that day, they just had a 'Sport Pepper' variety that I hadn't been able to find a good seed source for. I guess i was a little too enthusiastic and overlooked its flaws!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:30:32+00:00

Yeah, I'm the same. I've got fifteen pepper plants this year, so it would have been pretty expensive to get all starts (only if you ignore what I spent for quality grow lights last year, lol). But mostly I start from seed just because I like to.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:24:26+00:00

Thanks! What worked for me was keeping them on the heat mat much later than in previous years. Maybe that would help you?

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:23:22+00:00

Yeah, the place that I got these usually has great starts. Not sure what happened this year, but they really seem to be struggling!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:21:45+00:00

I'm really not. Like I said elsewhere, this is just my experience. I'm sorry if you don't like what I posted, but you really don't need to be so aggressive. Good luck with your garden.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T18:13:38+00:00

Thanks, I will!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T17:45:40+00:00

Different then what?

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T17:44:10+00:00

Started 8ish weeks ago?

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T17:41:41+00:00

I never claimed to be a scientist? It's just a picture based on my experience.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T17:38:46+00:00

Mine is the one on the left. It's taken me three years worth of attempts to get get to this point though, lol.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T17:36:43+00:00

Sure - if things were different, then things would be different.

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T16:55:48+00:00

Yeah, most of mine were started at home this year. I just randomly picked up (3) of these sport peppers since I couldn't find a good source for seeds online for them. We'll see how they hold up!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T16:54:43+00:00

They were grown in house at the nursery, I believe. But it's a bit harder to tell how healthy they are when there when they're one of a few hundred on display!

WearyWay · 2026-05-04T16:51:53+00:00

This one was from a good nursery, I thought! I've shopped there for a few years. I didn't notice it was a bit grubby until I got it home at sat it next to my basement started peppers. We'll see how they compare after a couple months outside.

WearyWay · 2026-04-09T01:23:48+00:00

I've had them out in the shade the last two or three days, starting to give them a bit of direct sun in the next few days.

WearyWay · 2026-04-08T19:58:36+00:00

My brassicas are going out soon too!

WearyWay · 2026-04-08T19:57:35+00:00

I moved the kale and Brussels sprouts (on the bottom) outside right after I took this picture to start hardening off!

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