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Pepper or tomato? Seedling ID.

14 years ago

I started a bunch of seedlings in trays and I knew who was who, but then my dog knocked them all over. :-( I've figured out who everybody is, except between the tomato and pepper seedlings. They are the exact same shape but one is a little more fuzzy-looking and has a reddish color on its stem and the other is entirely green. Any idea which are which or do I have to wait until they are bigger? They are hot pepper seedlings, if that helps. Thanks!

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robeb
14 years ago
Wendy,

Can you post any pic's?

Tomato and pepper seedlings are fairly easy to identify from one another after their first true leaves begin to grow out.
barrie2m_(6a, central PA)
14 years ago
Agreed. Pepper seeding leaves are more rigid and perfectly eliptical and completely without the fuzzy hairs. Although you might have different stem colors I suspect the reddish colored one is the tomato.
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Lorri_DK
14 years ago
I am doing both right now and only the tomatoes are covered in tiny hairs, the peppers are smooth.

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