FrostD’s 2026 Grow Blog

[FrostD]

Better late than never! Made sure to carve out time today to get some seeds going. This is about a month later than I would have preferred. Let’s see how it goes though. Fingers crossed Wisconsin stays a little warmer going into the fall. Either way, will still be fun!

Soil mix: Roughly 3x parts MG Starter Mix (Blue Bag) + 1 part Perlite.





Picked out stems and large bits that didn’t break apart and removed them from the mix. Used a 14.5 oz water bottle for measuring water and added about 1 1/2 bottles per mixture of filtered water. Mixed up in soil and added to trays & repurposed water bottle for 1 seed variety.



Have the trays on heat mats in the kitchen. Varieties I chose this year are:
-20 Acre Habano (water bottle). Same seed as last year. None sprouted, so trying to start more this year and hopefully I get at least 1 plant. Hopes are pretty low here on this one. Lol
-Ahus
-Lancaster Seed Leaf
-Havana K2-24
-Florida Sumatra

 

[vktr]

Thanks for the idea, I'll try adding perlite when starting the seeds. How does it help in your experience?

 

[FrostD]

Thanks for the idea, I'll try adding perlite when starting the seeds. How does it help in your experience?

I like adding a little more perlite to mixes from advice I’ve gained through many folks here. I find it helps with preventing the soil from getting too water logged & making the mix a little more “airy”. I don’t pack my soil too hard, just snug so roots can shoot more easily.

 

[FrostD]

Today marks 2 weeks from starting this year. Some decent starting growth. 20 Acre Habano is a crapshoot so far this year again. Didn’t get my hopes up, considering none of the seeds I tried starting last year germinated.

I’ll prob give them another week or so before culling into individual cells. Lots of crowding and some stretching so far. What did start is the following:


Ahus


Florida Sumatra


Havana K2-24


Lancaster Seed Leaf