It is what it is 2023

Under extreme pressure from my peers I am reluctantly starting my 2023 glog
Haven't actually planted any seeds yet, but it won't be long before I succumb to the gentle scent of compost, the lure of germination and the excitement of seeing a sprout
I am, however, cleaning all my plant tags if that's not commitment I don't know what is

 

[Tinkerbelle]

yes it was, that's good to know. Thank you.
Can you remember how old the seeds are?

 

[Deadpouk]

yes it was, that's good to know. Thank you.
Can you remember how old the seeds are?

2020 or 2021.. not really old seeds.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

brilliant, thanks - they're being a bit stubborn to sprout, I'll keep them going a bit longer

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Into the soak today go:
KS Lemon Burst - SeedPlanet
KS White Thai - thank you @BarbarianFires
Fatali - every time I open the seed box they are all I can smell - just begging to be grown again
Sugar Rush Peach - Vertiloom
Sugar Rush Stripey - which just arrived as a free gift in my seed order

Fingers crossed

 

[Nulle]

The train is still here. I could find Deadpouk's Goats and send some to you if you want.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

thank you for the kind offer Nulle - but the seeds I had from the seed train have suddenly sprouted little tails

 

[Ratatouille]

Are they still soaking? This is SO exciting!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Bahamian Goat and Trippaul Threat F4 are planted.
The rest are soaking in warm, watery black tea

 

[Ratatouille]

Have they sprouted yet?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Baha Goat and Trippaul sprouted, that's why they're in soil
Others only started soaking today, should see something Weds or Thurs or else they'll be in big trouble

 

[Tinkerbelle]

OMG look - Bob Marley chilli pepper

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I've been having a long hard think.
OK seeds soaked, some seeds planted sat on a heat mat under a grow light. All well and good.
BUT I don't normally start seeds off until end of March beginning of April and there's no fancy kit used and I've always had a reasonable to good harvest.
What I'm trying to say here is that - does it really matter if the first set of seeds don't make it?
I'll just reboot, rewind and start again later when winter has buggered off.
This is supposed to be a hobby, hobbies are supposed to be interesting, relaxing and fun.
I'm refuse to stress over pepper seeds.
@Ratatouille take note

I'll just go and shout at them to hurry up!

 

[Ratatouille]

Stressing for me IS part of the hobby. It makes me feel alive.

For me, starting in February is the sweet spot for peppers. March is to late for me, I've noticed from previous experience. January is good as well, apart from the problems I will run into when the plants have grown a bit and space runs out. But hey, that's not stopping me. Why should it? (Ask me again in April, when I'm panicking.)

For tomatoes, I start those no sooner than March 15th.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

January is good as well, apart from the problems I will run into when the plants have grown a bit and space runs out. But hey, that's not stopping me. Why should it? (Ask me again in April, when I'm panicking.)

For tomatoes, I start those no sooner than March 15th.

This is what's worrying me, if everything comes up where the flipping heck am I going to keep them until it's safe to put them outside?
I'll worry about that later when and if something eventually shows its head above the compost.

Mr Tink did suggest stuffing them under the bed in his usual, helpful way

 

[Ratatouille]

Mr. Tink sounds an awful lot like Mr. Ratat.

 

[Nulle]

And Mr. Nulle....

 

[Tinkerbelle]

blimey - they must be triplets

 

[Tinkerbelle]

After 24 hours of ignoring the babies, I have hooks - Baha Goat and Trippaul Threat are showing. Photos later.
Treat 'em mean is the way to go

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I'm a proud maman

 

[Tinkerbelle]

And we've got Rocoto, Hab Pink, Hab Fruit Burst and MOA Bonnet in the incubator