Better too many than not enough. I am sure it wont be too tough finding homes for a few of your little guys. Pictures are always welcome and someone will probably be able to ID them for you.
Good luck,
Bruce

I was in the same boat but everyone at work knows I like hot peppers, always have hot sauce at lunch rare when I don't. I gave at least 20 plants away to co-workers only 2 killed and one I rescued. Good luck you should be able to find homes for the surplus. Additional bonus I have 3 Kung Pao growing at the workplace lol

Mark

I'm having the same issues! LOL! Better than a failure, I'll be building more beds - I'm trying to do potager style so the veggie garden is attractive as well as productive. It is the back yard!

I have about 45 celery, and about 70 pepper/tomato/eggplants going. All the warm weather stuff is mixed together as i did the paper towel method and just put them into the trays as they sprouted - no clear idea of how many of what, but more peppers than toms/eggplants.

I have to go to home depot tomorrow to get 3 more shop lights and bulbs to go in them...

What to do about shelving?? There isn't any room!

It seriously needs to warm up out there, lol!

ONLY 55 plants!

Slacker.

No such thing as too many pepper plants,just not enough room to grow them in. :)

oh there's never enough room!

My eyes are bigger than the garden!

dig a few fence post holes and put in a couple 6ft 3inx4in posts and a crossbar.Hang some topsey turvey planters above your garden.....

Too many plants......just plain no such thing.... :)

Park in the street and use the driveway for containers. Decks make great container gardens.

Bruce

This is my first year starting from seeds so I figured maybe half would survive. No such luck, now I have 54 nice looking plants and plan to plant about 12 of them. I have jalapeno, scotch bonnet, chocolate hab, yellow bell, orange bell, Tabasco, ancho/poblano, big jim, mexibell, cubanelle, and california wonder bell.

rwaters: It happens that way a lot. What also happens in these instances is that you will forgo that 12 plant plan and wind up growing several more. Friends and family will get the rest but you can throw your 12 plant limit out the window now.
Good job on the germination rates and good luck down the road. It sounds like you have a great start.
Bruce

lol Bruce, you are right. I am already scouting out places in the yard that a pepper plant will fit. I also have a few 4 gallon containers *grin*

-Vaughn

If you don't feel like messing with finding homes for them all individually, usually there are community gardens that are thrilled to have seedlings donated.
Something to consider...once you give people plants for free (acquaintances at work, etc) ...some will ask you to grow more for them next year, especially if they're successful. It's really hard to start charging people you know and it's hard to say no to somebody who pumps up your gardening ego. The problem is...after 2 years of free plants, people will come to expect them for free and you could find yourself with a seasonal unpaid job as grower for your entire workplace/club/church/whatever.

euarto is right. I've already got people who I gave superhots to that are asking for them again this year. They didn't even know they would like them, until they grew them and discovered that they love them in food and bloody caesars.

euarto_gullible, there's a part of me that thinks it would be sorta awesome to be the community seedling supplier...but I do see your point!

euarto_gullible, that is a great idea! I contacted a local community garden and they will even come over and pick them up!

last year being my first yr ever growing anything, i only planned on planting a small garden of peppers tomatoes and herbs, i ended up w/ 162 pepper plants totalling 54 varieties, 80 other vegetable plants and 32 different kinds of herbs, i understand where u r coming from, sometimes u just have to do what you gotta do! unfortunately i think this yr will be just as bad/good
paul

LOL @ Paul!! I mean, it *is* good to ease into these things, ya know? haha!

Ease into it! no way man I was trying to make up for the fact that it took me 36 years to realize the pleasure of growing my own chiles!
-paul