RE: Transplanting seedlings

Never tried the saltpetre. How is it done? I might actually have some of
that lying around, we used it once trying to tan a sheepskin (note to the
list: should you be in this situation, just mail it to a tanning company.
Much easier :-)
I figured I would get better production if I planted the seedlings separate
instead of in "hills" like corn.  


Cyndi  

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:02 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Transplanting seedlings

Two questions, Cyndi--

One, have you ever soaked pepper seeds in a salt petre solution before 
planting? It seems to improve germination.

Two, why not plant two or three seedlings together?

On Apr 10, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:

>  My peppers this year had a rather irritating germination pattern. I 
> swear I
> was paying attention when I put in the seeds but it sure doesn't look 
> like
> it. Half the cells have all their seeds sprouted (2 or 3) and the other
> half, nothing.
> Normally I would just pinch out the extras in each cell, 
> but...germination
> time for peppers is long and I got started late. Rather than 
> replanting I
> want to separate out the multiple seedlings. They have their first 
> pair of
> true leaves at this point. What technique do I use to gently separate 
> them?
> I heard you are supposed to handle them by the leaves not stems? 
> Should I
> wait till they are more robust or not?
>
> Cyndi
>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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