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$0.20 Wal-Mart Seeds

March 16, 20110

This is post number 5 in a blog series called $0.20Wal-Mart Seeds

It has been 20 days since I sowed the $0.20 jalapeño seeds. A total of 21 of the 36 have germinated, about 60% germination so far. I dont expect the rest of the seeds to germinate, but I will keep an eye on them to see what happens.

Today all the pepper plants I plan on growing to full size (5 of them after thinning an culling) have been up-potted. They are still in my seed germination room in a bright sunny window. All of them have 2 true leaves and seem to be growing slowly, which is normal for young pepper plants.

Here is what they look like now:

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