It’s been 7 days, and I have 67 pepper seeds turning into plants.  That’s a lot more than I expected, and I still have a ton of seeds still waiting to germinate.

Scorpions and Chocolate Ghosts seem to be doing pretty well so far.

The Fresnos and Mad Hatters are starting to take off.

I had to split the Chocolate Ghosts across containers.  Keeping everything organized is getting to be a challenge.  Fresh Scotch Bonnets will be an integral part of some Jamaican flavored food this summer.  I’ll probably have to give away some of these Mystery Pepper plants.  Last time I grew some, the plants produced a ton of peppers.  I was hoping that at least one or two of the seeds were still viable.  I have 7 so far.

This container is an eclectic mix of peppers.  The pod in the lower  right is torn up because I didn’t see the Lemon Drop seed I thought was in it today.  I tore it open to see where it was and it’s just not there.  Did I get confused and miscount?  Was it just an empty pod?  Or did aliens abduct it?  A few more germinated today, so I still have plenty, but I’m still confused.  I think one of the Carolina Reapers germinated, but I’m not certain.  I had a very helpful kitty mix up that part of the tray, so it might be some other type of pepper.  I have some more Ghost and Gator Jigsaw peppers in another container, but only one Yellow 7-Pot so far.  I’m hoping to get a couple more of those to germinate.  I’ve never seen them sold in stores around here, and I’ve never tried one.

I ran out of space and started a new tray today.  I made little paper cups and filled them with some garden soil.  I didn’t have any potting mix.  It’s not ideal, but I think they’ll be ok.

The Sweet Basil is doing find.  The AeroGarden is a really nice thing for growing herbs.

The Siam Queen Basil came up today too.  Thai basil has a little sharper taste than the Sweet Basil.

I was considering putting some of the peppers outside in pots since I’m running out of room inside, but I think I’ll hold off until I’m certain that we’re really past all the cold weather.  It’s not uncommon to get snow around Easter.  I might set up a fan to help harden up the baby plants, and I’ll need to ease them into the sunlight when they finally go outside.