Coming and going

The jalepenos that we planted never did germinate. They were from 2003 so maybe that had something to do with it. We bought some new jalepeno seeds and some bell peppers and I started 4 cells of each today. Also I started some extra roma and sweet 100 sometime during the week because those haven't done as well.

I have a small dilemma because the germinating seeds would prefer 80 degrees (F) and the growing seedlings would prefer 65. I compromised by moving the space heater further from the seedlings and turning it up a ways and moving the new seeds closer to the heat.

I think that I will start the process of potting up some of the larger seedlings tomorrow. I am going to use clear plastic cups for the next round as suggested by someone on the tomato forum. This is another controversial choice but I like the idea of being able to see the roots.

I realised in the past few days that I was not watering the seedlings enough at the start. In fact I don't think that I ever got the soil mix wet enough at the start. Live and learn.