Growing Pepper Seedlings Update

Who's getting anxious to start planting seedlings into the ground? Me!! It's been fairly cold out but I'm still looking at the Mother's Day time frame for planting. But only if I see the temperature at night is consistently above 50 degrees. So my seedlings may or may not be in the ground on this Mother's Day. 

Since I started growing my seeds late, they are not anywhere near the height they've been at in previous growing years. They seem to be growing really slow this year. It's probably just my imagination. And I really shouldn't worry too much. 

Last year I started my cubanelle pepper seeds later than the other seeds. And when I put those tiny seedlings in the ground, they looked like they may not make it. But, all of a sudden they took off and caught up to the others. Here's what my seedlings look like right now.

giant jalapeno about 3-4"

giant jalapeno

poblano 1-2"

poblano

habanero 1-2"

cubanelle 1-2"

I received an email from Burpee that my Super Sauce tomatoes should be arriving today. I can't wait to see how those giant roma tomatoes grow. I believe I'm going to be getting in my matchstick mum plants as well. The tomatoes won't go in the ground yet. But I will be planting  the chrysanthemums!
 

So far on my seedling count:

16 giant jalapeno seeds... 14 up

16 cubanelle seeds... 15 up

2 poblano seeds... 2 up

2 habanero seeds... 2 up

Jalapeno seedlings

Last night before heading to bed, I checked on my seeds, hoping to see some seedlings started. I was not disappointed! Out of 16 giant jalapeno seeds, 4 have sprouted. YAY!! I have never had a pepper seed not sprout, so it is just a matter of time for the rest. 

I am surprised that my cubanelle seeds haven't sprouted yet, since they grew pretty fast last year. I know that my poblano seeds do take a bit longer to come up. That being said from a few years of experience. The habaneros haven't shown their little faces yet either, but I am on new ground with those, as this is the first year I've tried to grow them.

So far on my count:

16 giant jalapeno seeds... 4 up

16 cubanelle seeds... 0 up

2 poblano seeds... 0 up

2 habanero seeds... 0 up

These guys need to be up and ready around Mother's Day, which is the usual day I shoot for to plant.