Saturday, March 26, 2011

Trying Again

I ditched this thing for so long that it's time for seed-starting again! Ok basically, last season didn't turn out so well. I made the mistake of trying out those Topsy Turvy pepper planters, which gave me about 13 scrawny plants stuffed into 2 flimsy buckets o' dirt hanging from my porch. I only got a few teeny Gusto Purples and the Bulgarian Carrots never grew to full size or ripened. The only plus was that slugs couldn't get to the plants.


But it's a new year now, and I'm trying new techniques and new varieties. I got my seeds from fatalii.net this time! He's got a ton of very cool varieties, all grown by him. The rest of the site's got detailed growing advice. Which is great for me because I did so poorly last year. I suppose everyone else already has their own system down...
Anywho: Bolivian Rainbow
             Turbo Pube
             Aji Cristal
             Aji Amarillo
             Brown Habanero
             Black Scorpion Tongue
             Cajamarca
             Hungarian Hot Cherry

I'm using rockwool for germinating this year, and it all fits one tray up on the fridge with the heating pad. So, we'll see how it goes.