Apr 17 2009
Pepper Plants
Pepper seeds were started in these little peat pellets the same day the tomato plants were started. If you’ve never raised your own peppers from seed, you need to be aware that they take 14 - 21 days to sprout. I always move my tomato starts into larger pots at least once before they go out into the garden. Peppers…they may just go directly out in the garden from the peat pot stage.
The pepper plants have good little root systems growing from the bottom and sides of the peat pots. I’ll keep them fertilized with some fish emulsion or compost tea, and set them outside in a couple of weeks. I have started many varieties of peppers, from California Wonders and Orange Belles, to several kinds of hot peppers. (The hotter, the better!)
