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Am I Lucky : One 7 Pot Seed

17 years ago

I have one 7 pot seed.

I am seriously debating on if I should try to germinate it, or see how many of my bhut jolokia, tabasco, and lemon drop survive and use what I learned this year to increase my chances of germinating the 7 pot.

After the tests I've done, I realize that from now on I will dip my pepper seeds a light tea solution for 24/48 hours, then place them in a paper towel which will be put into a plastic baggie in the fridge. I will leave them in there for 24/48 hours, then heat them up on something (possibly direct tv reciever?) (main thing is a minimal 3-4 days of bottom heat) - I did this for one set of bhut jolokia and out of 7 seeds, 4 have germinated in 15 days and all 4 have seedlings that look to be doing good. The other set that I just put in a moist paper towel in the fridge are still seeds.

Question: Does the tanin in tea have anything to do with speeding up the process of germination. I have heard that it prevents mold.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Danny

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