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Old April 12, 2011   #3
rxkeith
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when transplanting my peppers, i always plant them deeper than they were before. doesn't seem to bother them. this year, i treated them like craig demonstrated with the tomato seedlings by laying them on the surface of the transplant mix and jamming them down and giving them a shake before watering. they are all doing well.

one year in an extreme case, i had planted pepper seeds, and had to leave town for a few days. i didn't think the seeds would sprout before i returned. i came home to seedlings that were about 3 inches tall from stretching toward the light when they should have been maybe an inch. i transplanted them deep, and they all survived and grew ok. i planted more seeds to hedge my bets, but there was no need to.



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