Jalapeño

Discussion and tips for growing all types of peppers
Post Reply
bluee19
Reactions:
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:09 pm
Location: Southern CA

Jalapeño

#1

Post: # 28727Unread post bluee19
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:58 am

I had planted some jalapeño peppers about three weeks ago and no sign of any sprouts. Does that mean the seeds are no good? Are peppers harder to grow?

Are we suppose to test the germination prior to planting?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

User avatar
karstopography
Reactions:
Posts: 6752
Joined: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:15 am
Location: Southeast Texas

Re: Jalapeño

#2

Post: # 28729Unread post karstopography
Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:07 am

Pepper seeds are notoriously hard and very slow to get to sprout. They like it pretty warm, at least 70 degrees, to germinate. Maybe they just need more time.

You must be in a very warm climate or in the Southern Hemisphere. Too late for many places in North America to get peppers going from seed and expect a crop, unless they have some protection.
Zone 9b, located in the Columbia bottomlands, annual rainfall 46”

User avatar
pondgardener
Reactions:
Posts: 1605
Joined: Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:34 pm
Location: 30 miles southeast of the Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado

Re: Jalapeño

#3

Post: # 28734Unread post pondgardener
Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:22 am

[mention]karstopography[/mention] I believe [mention]bluee19[/mention] is located in California, not sure what part.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter, that tells what kind of life you have lived.

User avatar
ponyexpress
Reactions:
Posts: 399
Joined: Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:47 am
Location: Mass, 6b

Re: Jalapeño

#4

Post: # 28744Unread post ponyexpress
Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:24 am

Pepper seeds take a long time to sprout. Using a heat pad helps speed up germination but they're still slow.

Post Reply

Return to “The Pepper Patch”