Komnatnyy Krasnyy F1 Indoor Red Sweet Peppers {TERMINATED}

Yay!!!

I finally transferred the seeds from the damp paper towel to the Ultra. It didn't take long for me to get used to a totally dark condo when I wake and go to bed. Now the lights will be on 45 minutes after I go to bed, again. Time to dig out the light mask.

you Definitely need a grow room

Wow, that's an admirable use of label tape. Its so expensive I feel like I need to shorten stuff.

To germinate the seeds in paper towel, I usually take a  1-ft square of paper towel and get it wet. Then squeeze out the water until it is damp with no water dripping from it. Peppers typically take 1 to 2 weeks to germinate. However, I've had some that were over 3 weeks.

I place the damp towel on a clean cutting board, then fold it in half. Then fold the 6" x 12" folded towel in half again making a 6" x 6" square. Open that towel and place the seeds near the last fold. I prefer to use PVC coated tweezers to handle all of my seeds. I figure the fewer germs touching the seeds the better. Then fold the towel again making a 3" x 6" rectangle. Slide that into a ziplock bag. Squeeze out the air, but do not seal the zip lock. You want air to get in, without too much moisture to evaporate.

Place that in a seldom used cupboard. I don't typically wait for them to fully germinate. I usually transfer them to the AG after about four days. If they have germinated, the root comes out first. If that is the case, I'd cut an "X" in the top of the sponge, down about 3/4". Then place the seed with the root pointed down, into the sponge.

We've got some action here.

Wonderful!

I've only had one of these seeds sprout, so far. It's doing well, though. I had to steal labels, I couldn't find blanks.