It's never too early to get started!

Sooo... 2022 season is over and most of my 2023 plants are already there - no reason not to start a new thread already!

See my previous glog... https://thehotpepper.com/threads/2022-too-early-to-get-started.75362/

While all my current plants are technically overwinterers, only a couple have grown through the 2022 season and are considered interesting enough to keep for next seasons grow.

Let's start with the famous Schneider farms SB plant, which will be going into it's third season in 2023. It currently doesn't look all that nice but that was also the case during the winter of 2021 so no worries here...

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Next in row is my Scotch Brains plant...

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And then there's the Humble Servants Homestead (HSH) SB, which was also elected to stay for next season...

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[MarcV]

They don't... it's a fixed amount regardless of the cost of the package. Even for something that you get for free they charge you. It's not import fee but "handling" while they don't actually do anything with it...

 

[MarcV]

Actual taxes is just 2.24 euros, the rest is a fixed amount they charge for handling. And if for some reason the package is refused you do not get a refund...

 

[MarcV]

In the mean time we had some nightly freeze. I guess the old schneider farms SB that I put outside will be toast now...

 

[ahayastani]

They don't... it's a fixed amount regardless of the cost of the package. Even for something that you get for free they charge you. It's not import fee but "handling" while they don't actually do anything with it...

It's a hidden "tax" to keep BPost alive.

 

[CaneDog]

In the mean time we had some nightly freeze. I guess the old schneider farms SB that I put outside will be toast now...

Wow. The hits keep coming today. Glad you have a backup!

It's a hidden "tax" to keep BPost alive.

Not sure whether this post should get a or . Probably the latter. What a pain just to order some seeds that aren't available locally.

 

[ahayastani]

Not sure whether this post should get a or . Probably the latter. What a pain just to order some seeds that aren't available locally.

In my experience, definitely the latter. Those are the same guys from my earlier post.

 

[Ratatouille]

Actual taxes is just 2.24 euros, the rest is a fixed amount they charge for handling. And if for some reason the package is refused you do not get a refund...

I just don't understand how they decide on the taxes for à closed envelope. If we EU members band together and order seeds for 300 euros, would the taxes still be the same?

Might be panic talking, I had plans ordering with THSC for next season.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

that's the Belgian postal service's way of telling you that you have too many pepper seeds already

 

[Simcows]

I'll be back and forth again at some point so the Canada -> Europe seed mule can definitely help

 

[MarcV]

Might be panic talking, I had plans ordering with THSC for next season.

Already talked to them about this. You can ask them to send the seeds as a post card. That's how they used to do it in the past. In fact, when the European import rules changed I asked them if they send their seeds in an unmarked envelope and they assured me they always send as a postcard... until now apparently

 

[MarcV]

Just received another load of delicious Piment D'Espelette powder! Enough powder for about half a year

 

[thoroughburro]

That’s similar to how I go through good quality sun-dried gochugaru. I’m hoping the Haskorea I’m growing this year can take its place, but we’ll see.

 

[Nulle]

It's a hidden "tax" to keep BPost alive.

Well, it goes for Postnord (Danish postal service), too. They have a handling fee of DKK 160,00. Maybe it's a rot spreading all over the EU

 

[MarcV]

... and here we have a couple of seedlings appearing from round n+1 ...

 

[Ratatouille]

They're so cute and tiny.

 

[MarcV]

Current state:

• JA red hab: 7 germinated.
• Yellow fatalii: 4 germinated.
• Kraken scorpion orange: 2 germinated.
• Carbonero: 2 germinated.

No sign of life yet from the others...

 

[Tinkerbelle]

what were the others Marc?

 

[MarcV]

Err... ( checking... ) orange fatalii, 7pot nebru and orange blob...

 

[Ratatouille]

I like whoever named the blob. That must have been a very creative and fun person.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Err... ( checking... ) orange fatalii, 7pot nebru and orange blob...

thought you might be having the curse of the annuums as well - misery loves company