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

 

[MarcV]

Did you know there's a pink pineapple? And that's not a photoshop (but I do think the colors are exaggerated in this picture)...
https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+pineapple

 

[Bou]

To me it tasted virtually identical to the aji lemon drop that I grew right next to it

It seems like all soaps taste the same to me

 

[Tinkerbelle]

same as pink grapefruit - tastes just like ordinary grapefruit - life is full of disappointments

 

[jgundo]

'bout that pineapple rocoto... does it actually taste like pineapple? Or is it "imaginary" like with the aji pineapple? I have tried the aji pineapple myself and couldn't detect any pineapple taste. I wanted to try growing the pineapple rocoto once too but couldn't find any seeds...

I dont know this was my first attempt at them, all 10 seeds sofar are a bust

 

[MarcV]

same as pink grapefruit - tastes just like ordinary grapefruit - life is full of disappointments

When I was a kid, there was only yellow grapefruit available and it tasted somewhat bitter, which I grew to love. These days grapefruits mostly taste sweet... the good old varieties are no longer available it seems...

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I haven't had a grapefruit for years

 

[Ratatouille]

I have a pepper growing called 'butter cookie', I'm sure I'll be dissapointed at the taste test.

 

[Nulle]

Now I'm getting cold feet about sowing that Komodo Dragon.....

 

[Ratatouille]

Now I'm getting cold feet about sowing that Komodo Dragon.....

Understandable, it'll be a house sparrow at best.

 

[MarcV]

Talk about pink... how about some pink variegated lemons...

... or the probably better known caracara navel orange...

 

[MarcV]

... or some redlove apples... although they don't qualify as "pink" as they are anthocyanin colored... and the real pink fruits are likely lycopene colored...
I've got 5 different redlove varieties growing in my backyard

Ok, should stop hijacking this thread now...

 

[Tinkerbelle]

this is strange - annuums are taking ages to show, whereas the superhots were sprouting in 5 days

 

[Tinkerbelle]

amazing isn't it - the experimental peppers that I'm growing for me are doing just fine, the peppers I'm growing for the charity shop and friends are refusing to germinate - grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Ratatouille]

Does that mean you'll have to share your experimentals come time be?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Ratatouille]

If I knew how, I would post you some pepper plants for you to give away.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

thank you for the lovely kind thought but they will come when they're ready and if it's a bit late to the shop then, tough

 

[Tinkerbelle]

A sample of what's going on in the greenhouse - Phase 5 is still being stubborn

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Couple of the over-wintered plants

And Thai basil from @SineNomine - I've got a few pots to spread the basil love to friends

 

[Ratatouille]

Looking good. The plants seem to thrive really well in the greenhouse. What's the min. temp during the night they have to withstand?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I have no idea, the temperature thingy hasn't been set up yet, but they're covered with a cloche overnight and seem to be doing fine.
I think it was a bit too early to put Phase 4 out there but they're doing OK, in that they're not dead yet, it will be good to compare them to the ones under the lights.