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Nigel did some polyploid colchicine experimentation and posted the results in a thread here.   thehotpepper.com/topic/45601-secret-project/ It might not be what you are after but it might be worth sending him a PM.

  Are you sure that was dolomite lime? That's the only part I would question with your mix, your magnesium levels and magnesium to calcium ratio. Not saying it's wrong and you probably know what you're doing, just saying that's what I'd double check.

Resting farm land (fallow) is an old, way old practice, rarely practiced at all today. Modern farmers will use something called a "ley" where they turn crop land into pasture, organic farmers use this especially as part of their rotations. To get a difference in definition:   Ley: "a field in...

Nice tubers, what cultivar is that?

When I read "glass" and "fridge" I think condensation. I won't begin to talk about how bad that is.   I personally prefer paper seed packets as it helps to keep seed dry. I know most people prefer baggies, I think I'm just old fashioned.

  Turbo pube? (PI 585267)

I would say a big factor for me and possibly others is that many cultivars are up for debate as to whether they are frutescens or annuum. Apart from the tobasco which we can absolutely agree is a true frutescens many others lack frutescens traits or appear too annuum like. To me the real...

  That's really cool. It would certainly make it easier multiplying plants that way. I haven't grown any wilds yet but that has certainly peaked my interest. I hear the rhomboideum has a vanilla taste too? I once heard of a technique for taking pepper clones to put a plug around a stem node and...

Anyone care to take a guess as to what causes this? I certainly haven't seen anything like this before but it seems others have.   Taking clones would be interesting because it rules out genetics versus environment.

Hah, look at the placenta on that red pepper. The pepper is wide at the calyx as you would expect but it's also longer looking than the average super hot and the placenta seems to run thick to the bottom. Assuming that is the "pepper x" it's a smart trait choice.

The plant looks healthy, no apparent signs of nutrient burn. Looks like a watering issue, either they got too dry or too wet. You would know if you let it get too dry though, it would have been left for quite a while. That's assuming under correct conditions... I notice the plant is indoors. Are...

Stunning grow, well done. May I ask, is that their natural growth habit or did you top those plants? That's a lot of lower growth. I wonder if the lower growth could take root and allow the plant to creep.   Personal opinion, I can't understand the appeal of dark coloured pods, I love to see...

I have read it's much easier to grow that a regular piper nigrum. Also I am a big fan of the spice, less flavour but much more fiery than black pepper. I looked into growing them myself a while ago.   It should be possible in a greenhouse, maybe even on a windowsill but no way outdoors. I would...

  Let's back up a little. How can you see the end of the cutting? You aren't leaving these in a cup of water are you???   Seriously though, can you confirm you are using a rooting hormone and what your growing medium is for the cuttings?   It could be the stems drying out at a guess. Not that...

I had to look this up, I never thought about it before. Essentially no, they are not the same.   https://towertalk.jiveon.com/thread/1339 The vast majority of stone wool used in the world is used for insulation purposes much like fiberglass. However, the properties of stone wool can be...

  Not going to tell you how to suck eggs but if drainage is an issue I know double digging works well on heavy soils. If you dump organic matter into the ditches it gets better, nothing too woody though.

Have actually used it for a guy for this purpose, he farms vegetables. I can't say it's better for calcium than lime but he says it improves drainage.

  Rock wool? I never have understood the appeal to hydro, do you get better yields?

I would say you are asking the wrong question. It's not about the number of generations and more about the progeny. If you want to stabilise this then you need to grow out many many plants, start making clones now to take a greater seed harvest next year. It may take hundreds of plants but what...

Peroxide is generally for seed you know will take a long time to germinate, so it is less susceptible to fungi. It shouldn't be necessary with pepper seed.   I used to use a terrarium heat mat, book or paper on top and used a thermometer to check the temp. Then small plastic tub, fresh compost...