From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Carol wrote:   
   ...   
   > Anyone know how high seedlings should be, before transplant?  Bell   
   > Peppers mostly.  I'm in Virginia Beach, Zone 7A I think it is.   
      
     peppers love heat, so don't plan on setting them out until   
   well after the ground has warmed up and the temperatures are   
   consistently above 55F at the least.  any cold spells or   
   frosts may get them to drop leaves or kill them.  if they   
   drop leaves they can recover, but of course that's not a   
   good thing for them.   
      
     it can take some time for peppers to start and grow.  i've   
   put them out even after they've reached a foot and a half   
   tall.  as long as you keep them watered if it gets hot they   
   will be ok to start and get established.  after they are   
   established they will probably not need to be worried about   
   as much.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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