Mildfruit 2023

Here we go!
Can't believe I created my first glog back in 2018, back then it was all about indoor hydroponics in a small tent. Now it's in a greenhouse, and this year I don't have to build it!

This year I will also be monitoring the greenhouse more intensely. I have installed a greenhouse "computer", a device monitoring temperature, humidity, and lux levels. All this will be accessible on my phone, so hopefully, I can use this data to improve the plant environment further. I will also use this to monitor soil water levels in plants not in autopots. Handy to be able to check on the phone if plants need water

I will also be collecting rain water, as opposed of using tap water, as were I live the water is rather hard. Hopefully this will make a difference, at least it will be cheaper

Anyway, this year I will live up to my username, most plants will be rather mild.
This list is subject to change.

Name:	Vendor:	Note.
Quadrato d’Asti Giallo	Chili Samen | Tomatensamen | Semillas La Palma Weltweit größtes Chilisamen Angebot. 570 Chilisorten und 170 Tomatensorten in bester Qualität verfügbar. Jetzt online bestellen! semillas.de	XL pot Yellow bell pepper
Thunder Cacho Brown	Chili Samen | Tomatensamen | Semillas La Palma Weltweit größtes Chilisamen Angebot. 570 Chilisorten und 170 Tomatensorten in bester Qualität verfügbar. Jetzt online bestellen! semillas.de
Spanish Giant	Fatalii Seeds Seeds for People Passionate about Chili Peppers fataliiseeds.net	XL pot Red Bell pepper
Jalapeno El jefe	Pepperseeds.eu - Chili Seeds | Hot Pepper Seeds Are you interested in chili peppers? You've come to the right place. Our product range includes over 200 varieties of chili peppers! pepperseeds.eu
Guajillo	Pepperseeds.eu - Chili Seeds | Hot Pepper Seeds Are you interested in chili peppers? You've come to the right place. Our product range includes over 200 varieties of chili peppers! pepperseeds.eu
Chilhuacle Negro	Pepperseeds.eu - Chili Seeds | Hot Pepper Seeds Are you interested in chili peppers? You've come to the right place. Our product range includes over 200 varieties of chili peppers! pepperseeds.eu
Candy Cane	Fatalii Seeds Seeds for People Passionate about Chili Peppers fataliiseeds.net
Freshno	Pepperseeds.eu - Chili Seeds | Hot Pepper Seeds Are you interested in chili peppers? You've come to the right place. Our product range includes over 200 varieties of chili peppers! pepperseeds.eu
F3 Dutch chili x Poblano	Own seed stock	First cross.
Habanada	plantekasse.dk Chilifrø, tomatfrø, forspiring, vækstlys, selvvandingspotter og systemer og meget mere. plantekasse-dk.myshopify.com
Canario	Chili Samen | Tomatensamen | Semillas La Palma Weltweit größtes Chilisamen Angebot. 570 Chilisorten und 170 Tomatensorten in bester Qualität verfügbar. Jetzt online bestellen! semillas.de
De Arbol	Own seed stock
Peruvian Giallo Arancia	Own seed stock	Old favorite
Pimentos de gernika (Padron pepper)	Fatalii Seeds Seeds for People Passionate about Chili Peppers fataliiseeds.net
F1 Murupi x pimenta de Neyd	Own seed stock.

The maybe list:
Cajun Belle
Jalapeno Mammoth
???


I began my pepper journey today planting seeds of the Habanada pepper and Canario. Being c. chinense and c. pubescent respectively, they could use a little headstart.
The rest will be planted in two weeks' time.

I wish you all a great growing season

 

[PaulG]

Welcome to the fray, Rasmus!

Can't wait to see your greenhouse
in action this season!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Yay Rasmas back in the saddle

 

[MarcV]

With a setup like that, what could possibly go wrong

 

[Ratatouille]

Nifty greenhouse you've got there!

 

[Nulle]

Held og lykke med sæsonen, Rasmus

I've shown pictures of your greenhouse to Mr. Nulle (nudge nudge, wink wink husband) but he doesn't seem to get it. Very strange.

Maybe this year you should be part of the European Seed Train? There are many great seeds there.

 

[Mildfruit]

With a setup like that, what could possibly go wrong

Haha why do I feel like those could be famous last words? Last season I had a battle with ants who also seemed to like the greenhouse. It's a nifty issue, when I don't feel like using chemicals too close to something we all eat. Hopefully they won't be an issue this season

Held og lykke med sæsonen, Rasmus

I've shown pictures of your greenhouse to Mr. Nulle (nudge nudge, wink wink husband) but he doesn't seem to get it. Very strange.

Maybe this year you should be part of the European Seed Train? There are many great seeds there.

Tusind tak!

Haha I take that as a huge compliment. I will say, it helped tremendously that I was gifted the greenhouse (but I would probably have gotten it anyway), so maybe that should be your approach? Any birthdays coming up?

Certainly, I have been participating in another european seed train on reddit, but the more the merrier. Where can I find information on this european seed train?

 

[Mildfruit]

So in the last 6 months, every weekend (almost) have been used to build a secondary building. I figure it will also serve as a nice place to start seedlings in the future, they even have a view of their upcoming home.

This is the "computer" I talked about. Luckily I installed electricity into the greenhouse, currently showing 42 degrees Fahrenheit, and we still have night frost. My partner thinks it's excessive that I have created a wifi network only for the greenhouse. I disagree.

This creates some nice graphs, I really like graphs.

Lastly. My first seeds have been planted for almost 48hours. Still nothing
I went back to the grodan cubes for starting seeds, I find them easier to keep moist compared to soil.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

patience grasshopper

 

[Nulle]

Haha I take that as a huge compliment. I will say, it helped tremendously that I was gifted the greenhouse (but I would probably have gotten it anyway), so maybe that should be your approach? Any birthdays coming up?

I already have the greenhouse - I actually have 2 (5 m2 and 10 m2) - but they are definately NOT looking like yours, which is what the nudging is all about. He still doesn't get it, though

 

[CaneDog]

My partner thinks it's excessive that I have created a wifi network only for the greenhouse. I disagree.
This creates some nice graphs, I really like graphs.

With graphs like that, how could you be wrong!

Lastly. My first seeds have been planted for almost 48hours. Still nothing

Haha. I know this feeling

Hope you have great luck with the new season!

 

[Sinn]

Nice looking greenhouse good luck with your grow this season

 

[Mildfruit]

With graphs like that, how could you be wrong!


Haha. I know this feeling

Hope you have great luck with the new season!

My thoughts exactly! Thanks for the kind words McDog.

I already have the greenhouse - I actually have 2 (5 m2 and 10 m2) - but they are definately NOT looking like yours, which is what the nudging is all about. He still doesn't get it, though

TWO?! Now I know what to wish for next time a big birthday is coming up

Nice looking greenhouse good luck with your grow this season

Thank you Sinn!

 

[Mildfruit]

And the Habanada is first!

So far the Habanada as shown have sprouted, and I have peeked inside the grodan cube with my Canario seeds, and they have also begun spouting!
Still nothing with my Marupi x De neyde cross.

While im still a week away from starting the rest of the seeds, I have already assembled the old grow tent, ready to assist with supplementary lighting.

The greenhouse is also at peak times around 20-25 degrees celcius (68-77 Fahrenheit) during the day. So if I have time I'll bring them outside as much as possible until temperatures get better .

 

[Mildfruit]

So I couldn't wait anymore. We have a wonderful sunny day today, and some neighbors are even beginning to do some garden work. So I convinced myself this would be as good a time as any.

Here is the remaining peppers planted and sealed. As suspected more peppers than I had initially planned went into a cube today...
The full list of todays peppers is:

Quadrato d’Asti Giallo	Italian bell pepper yellow with 4 lobes.
Thunder Cacho Brown	Brown thunder mountain cross
Spanish Giant	Big red bell pepper.
Jalapeno El jefe	Hybrid jalapeno without corking and good heat (hopefully)
Guajillo
Chilhuacle Negro	Brown Mexican pepper
Candy Cane	Striped pepper, no heat.
Cajun Belle	Resembles a smaller bell pepper with slight heat.
Freshno
F3 Dutch chili x poblano	My own Cross
De Arbol
Peruvian Giallo Arancia	Old favorite, like a smaller Aji Amarillo
Padron pepper (de gernika)
NEW* Hangjiao 5 Helix Nebula.	Seeds from djlameche from the pepperlover community.

So right now I planted more than I can grow, so I hope that some seeds won't germinate, then I won't have to make the hard decisions

One of the seed packets had a blue coating, never seen that before, this was Jalapeño Mammoth btw.

 

[CaneDog]

Way to dive into the 2023 season @Mildfruit!

Nice list of players. I'm curious to see how well the Thunder Cacho Brown maintains the pod and plant characteristics of the basic TML. That could be a cool one!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

wow blue seeds - love 'em!

 

[Nulle]

I had green seeds once and someone told me then, that it was probably some kind of anti-fungal stuff

 

[Sulsa]

Seeds with coatings are usually made for professional horti/agri culture. The coating can have many purposes.
Fungicides, insecticides or a vast array of biological amendments like specific nutrients or beneficial microbes/fungi or even root stimulants etc. Also the coating makes for non clumping seeds wich is needed for automated sowing machines. Modern corn, wheat and especially soy beans can have more than 30 different layers of coating.
The seeds used for this are carefully selected and tested for germination rate, so you should have good germination rates! Visited a seed selection company once and they selected their seeds in some sort of wind tunnel, only the big
heavy seeds made it to the end of the machine and the rest was discarded or probably ended up at the consumers market or something.

 

[Downriver]

I've also seen pepper seed mixes color-coded to differentiate between varieties, like THIS, for example.