Hi and greetings from Finland!
We are currently heading towards end of the growing season here in Finland, so my growlog won't be as complete as most of you others![Icon Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
I've been growing peppers since 2003 and this year was supposed to be a "Season off growing peppers", but my good friends at a local nursery told me that was quite a bad idea, so I have some plants growing at that nursery greenhouse![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Here's the local nursery (Taimimoisio) url. We accidentally bumbed into each other as I gave an interview on a local magazine some years ago, they were growing some peppers and they asked one of the nursery interns if he knew any "pepper experts". That intern recalled that I was interviewed recently on a local paper by his sister (who was the editor of that local paper at that time) and I was contacted by the nursery owner by e-mail. We arranged a theme day few months later and have kept contact quite often since that and for some reason, I also started studying gardening 2 years ago and graduated as a gardener 2 months ago![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Owners of that nursery have transformed into total chileheads in just a few years and this spring they grew around 70 different varieties of peppers (including wild ones like Capsicum flexuosum, Capsicum lanceolatum and Capsicum praetermissums) for local customers.
One of the main projects of this season is currently MoA Scotch Bonnets, as they have their own "room" inside the greenhouse. That room was used earlier for propagating cuttings and it's almost insect proof so there's quite a low risk of cross-pollination. We are also experimenting with wild varieties and they are really interesting!
Here's some pictures from my picasa folder so far, I'm sorry that some of the pics in my Picasa folder don't have any explanations - they'll come later hopefully. I'll try to post updates until the end of the current season![Icon Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
Chili pepper day at the nursery with some fresh pods grown at Heinä's Garden - 14.6.2014
Chili pepper day at the nursery - Some slices for testing before the buy![Icon Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Chili pepper day at the nursery - Homemade Salsa for the customers.
Chili pepper day at the nursery - Rocoto and Jalapeno Gaucho sausage's made by Heinä's garden.
Chili pepper day - Fudge made by small Finnish company - Sate-herkkutuote. Notice that Capsicum praetermissum fudge![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Chili pepper day - Ice cream made by one small Finnish farm - spiced with peppers!
Chocolate cakes for the Chili pepper day.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j3mm32C0G1E/U5yXqC_syhI/AAAAAAAAFI0/pqitzkIi9yc/s800/DSC_4311.jpg
The Finnish Chili Pepper Association's stand at Chili pepper day.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EV0p0En6Yaw/U5HUN4ytkKI/AAAAAAAAFCo/OS87M3WISRE/s800/er.jpg
MoA Scotch Bonnet section of the greenhouse 06.06.2014.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Y4OzZo-_HI/U9DO5g63fqI/AAAAAAAAFj0/VD4Ne9DAvzk/s800/DSC_6106.jpg
Aji Amarillo needed some care and caring needed ladders
- 23.07.2014.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PNIe0gJWE-o/U-BZBsxBEZI/AAAAAAAAFlw/YwGE0XiVJRQ/s800/ul_uxl.jpg
Ulupica Large (Capsicum cardenasii var. pendulum) vs. "Ulupica Extra Large" F1-hybrid [Ulupica Large x Orange Rocoto]. Size difference of 10x!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YyJPYRGeVsM/U6swXv9RshI/AAAAAAAAFPs/gaoJSQW9zoo/s800/gala.jpg
Capsicum galapagoense and 2 Fish peppers inside the greenhouse - 25.6.2014.
Pasting around 160 (?) pictures of the current season so far sounds like a bad idea, so here's a link to my picasa album: https://picasaweb.google.com/111960391787927669480/Capsicum2014Taimimoisio
Hopefully you'll enjoy my glog and sorry for my poor english skills![Icon Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
- Riku
We are currently heading towards end of the growing season here in Finland, so my growlog won't be as complete as most of you others
![Icon Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
I've been growing peppers since 2003 and this year was supposed to be a "Season off growing peppers", but my good friends at a local nursery told me that was quite a bad idea, so I have some plants growing at that nursery greenhouse
![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Here's the local nursery (Taimimoisio) url. We accidentally bumbed into each other as I gave an interview on a local magazine some years ago, they were growing some peppers and they asked one of the nursery interns if he knew any "pepper experts". That intern recalled that I was interviewed recently on a local paper by his sister (who was the editor of that local paper at that time) and I was contacted by the nursery owner by e-mail. We arranged a theme day few months later and have kept contact quite often since that and for some reason, I also started studying gardening 2 years ago and graduated as a gardener 2 months ago
![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Owners of that nursery have transformed into total chileheads in just a few years and this spring they grew around 70 different varieties of peppers (including wild ones like Capsicum flexuosum, Capsicum lanceolatum and Capsicum praetermissums) for local customers.
One of the main projects of this season is currently MoA Scotch Bonnets, as they have their own "room" inside the greenhouse. That room was used earlier for propagating cuttings and it's almost insect proof so there's quite a low risk of cross-pollination. We are also experimenting with wild varieties and they are really interesting!
Here's some pictures from my picasa folder so far, I'm sorry that some of the pics in my Picasa folder don't have any explanations - they'll come later hopefully. I'll try to post updates until the end of the current season
![Icon Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![DSC_4279.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-KQtg2egoEgQ%2FU5yQu-1UtgI%2FAAAAAAAAFHA%2FUASFuHxT9GM%2Fs800%2FDSC_4279.jpg&hash=07737774ed3b2b714fdb544b59db679b)
Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
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Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
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Chili pepper day at the nursery - 14.6.2014
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Chili pepper day at the nursery with some fresh pods grown at Heinä's Garden - 14.6.2014
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Chili pepper day at the nursery - Some slices for testing before the buy
![Icon Wink ;) ;)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
![DSC_4327.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-ZQJgPvFS1yg%2FU5yQx7Q8POI%2FAAAAAAAAFHg%2FB6_WllLBJuA%2Fs800%2FDSC_4327.jpg&hash=0368cd689111d19f497b1ffebd4f0f9f)
Chili pepper day at the nursery - Homemade Salsa for the customers.
![DSC_4387.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh6.googleusercontent.com%2F-uy7QH9HqsTk%2FU5yQ21DOgvI%2FAAAAAAAAFIA%2FRUR2MhaL90o%2Fs800%2FDSC_4387.jpg&hash=6eef15f12878502344f592d5a5a99c8e)
Chili pepper day at the nursery - Rocoto and Jalapeno Gaucho sausage's made by Heinä's garden.
![DSC_4400.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-wxdF1jVFJKc%2FU5yQ5J_oFGI%2FAAAAAAAAFIc%2FxgdRKPq72BQ%2Fs800%2FDSC_4400.jpg&hash=bb496c357440801cee8473b5ba086d65)
Chili pepper day - Fudge made by small Finnish company - Sate-herkkutuote. Notice that Capsicum praetermissum fudge
![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
![DSC_4419.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-vKES0Tkya2Q%2FU5yQ5tiInVI%2FAAAAAAAAFGM%2FuiEaQGsPLs4%2Fs800%2FDSC_4419.jpg&hash=c920c27357a725433ea2b9c6a0c130b8)
Chili pepper day - Ice cream made by one small Finnish farm - spiced with peppers!
![DSC_4260.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh6.googleusercontent.com%2F-EG7w7d7r4fY%2FU5yXpyrS5xI%2FAAAAAAAAFIw%2FHX35WAQb8j8%2Fs800%2FDSC_4260.jpg&hash=318010a0debebfcbc1da3549f4b6d27e)
Chocolate cakes for the Chili pepper day.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j3mm32C0G1E/U5yXqC_syhI/AAAAAAAAFI0/pqitzkIi9yc/s800/DSC_4311.jpg
The Finnish Chili Pepper Association's stand at Chili pepper day.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EV0p0En6Yaw/U5HUN4ytkKI/AAAAAAAAFCo/OS87M3WISRE/s800/er.jpg
MoA Scotch Bonnet section of the greenhouse 06.06.2014.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Y4OzZo-_HI/U9DO5g63fqI/AAAAAAAAFj0/VD4Ne9DAvzk/s800/DSC_6106.jpg
Aji Amarillo needed some care and caring needed ladders
![Icon Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PNIe0gJWE-o/U-BZBsxBEZI/AAAAAAAAFlw/YwGE0XiVJRQ/s800/ul_uxl.jpg
Ulupica Large (Capsicum cardenasii var. pendulum) vs. "Ulupica Extra Large" F1-hybrid [Ulupica Large x Orange Rocoto]. Size difference of 10x!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YyJPYRGeVsM/U6swXv9RshI/AAAAAAAAFPs/gaoJSQW9zoo/s800/gala.jpg
Capsicum galapagoense and 2 Fish peppers inside the greenhouse - 25.6.2014.
Pasting around 160 (?) pictures of the current season so far sounds like a bad idea, so here's a link to my picasa album: https://picasaweb.google.com/111960391787927669480/Capsicum2014Taimimoisio
Hopefully you'll enjoy my glog and sorry for my poor english skills
![Icon Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
- Riku