As you can see from the photo below, the peppers are doing wonderfully!

I’m really impressed with the germination of the peppers this year.  I think it’s worth noting that many of the seeds I started this year are from older seed.  Here’s a tally, including the age of the seed.

Hot Peppers:

• Black Hungarian: sowed 3, sprouted 3- new seed for 2010
• Hungarian Hot Wax: sowed 3, sprouted 3- new seed for 2010
• Chile de Comida: sowed 3, sprouted 1- old seed from 2008*
• Anaheim: sowed 3, sprouted 3- old seed from 2008
• Serrano de Tampiquino: sowed 3, sprouted 3- old seed from 2009

Sweet Peppers:

• Red Marconi: sowed 3, sprouted 2- new seed for 2010**
• Ace: sowed 6, sprouted 6- old seed from 2009
• Cascabella: sowed 6, sprouted 5- old seed from 2009
• Sweet Stuffing Peppers: sowed 6, sprouted 6- old seed from 2008

As you can see, over all I have an excellent rate of germination.   Many of the plants are now displaying their true leaves, and I’m starting to consider the idea that I may have to be potting up these peppers before we move at the end of next week.  I was really hoping to hold off a few weeks, but I’m thinking it may get done in a few days here.

*The Chile de Comida had a 36% germination rate two years ago when I ordered the seed.  The fact that I had one germinate is right on par, and is excellent.  I plan to save seed from this plant, as it is no longer available.

**The Red Marconi looks like it may have a 3rd to germinate, but it’s taking its sweet time, and it’s a little too soon to call it.

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Now for the tomatoes.

The first seeds to pop up yesterday were the Yellow Pear tomatoes- which are from seed from 2008.   Today I was very pleased to lift the lid and find a whole slew of sprouts- excellent considering that sun the last few days has been sporadic at best.

As of right now, here is what I have, just one week after seeding the tomatoes:

1 Malakite, 1 Green Zebra, 2 Woodle Orange, 1 Sungold Select, 1 Arkansas Traveler, 2 Brave General, 1 Manomakh’s Hat, 1 Amish paste, 2 Cosmonaut Volkov, 1 Fox Cherry, 1 German Red Strawberry, 1 Black From Tula, 2 Ananas Noire, 1 Gold Medal, 1 Nature’s Riddle, 1 Golden King of Siberia, and 2 Yellow Pear

We are supposed to have a gorgeous sunny day tomorrow, so I expect many more sproutlings to pop from the soil in the next day or two.