pepper seed

[wlf89]

any one have trouble getting there pepper seed to come up?
seems like it is just my bell peppers that dont come up good.

 

[Tiny]

Haven't did any peppers form seed yet,hope to try this year.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Try this.....

http://userwebs.batnet.com/rwc-seed/Pep ... .tips.html

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

how long have they been planted

 

[Chapman]

My garden book says peppers need warmth to germinate. Seeds come up best with soil temperature of 80-90 degrees. Keep them where its warm- 75 degrees. They recommend hanging a light bulb over them or putting a heat mat under them.

 

[wlf89]

i keep them beside the wood heater for around 2 weeks or until they come up.

 

[a retrohillbilly]

Yep, I set my heat mat at 88 degrees and check w/thermoneter.

 

[woodchuckc]

Peppers take a long time to germinate compared to most vegetable seeds, and as others have said above it is very beneficial to incubate them at a warmer temperature than most other seeds. I have potted up pepper seeds, waited several weeks for them to germinate and finally decided they weren't going to after 3 or 4 weeks, and dumped the potting mix back into my bag only to find pepper seedlings growing after another few weeks.