Hmm, it seems a little confusing that you say that the pepper seeds are too unpredictable to create a chart of average germination times, but tell me that most will sprout within 10 days. :)

I was under the impression that certain varieties did habitually take longer to sprout than others. I understand that no two seeds can be predicted to sprout at the same time, whether you're talking peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, or cardoons. But, for example, last year I had two different cultivars of tomatoes and the first seed of type A came up a full 5 days before the first seed of type B, but the other seeds of A were still germinating then as well, whereas all the B seeds were about 5 days later. So, on average B took 5 more days to germinate than A. And the grower mentioned that A was a "quick germinater", so I was expecting something of the sort. It was helpful.

So earlier I was thinking if the HP growers here pooled their information, maybe there would be enough different data points to create some statistically meaningful analysis. Even if they only have 1 or 2 data points to contribute per each variety. And yes, it could all turn out to equal "most cultivars take about 10 days." But I can't really get out in my garden yet, and this gives me something I like to think about! Thanks for the info. you have given me!

Sunni