So I have read several articles on creating hybrids.
I am interested in making an Black Pearl X Bhut Jolokia cross
According to the chart at http://www.fatalii.net/growing/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=54
My seeds would be low seed count first generation.
I'm planning on making the Black Pearls all female like in the photo.
I will then cross after I harvest the peppers and dry the seeds I will label them .
Next from the same 2 plants I will make the Bhuts all female and polinate them.
Harvest peppers and seeds and label them.
At this time I will transplant them out side and start 3 seeds from each batch
The female Bhut cross , and the female Pearl cross.
I will rinse and repeat . This time however I will only harvest the female Bhuts.
These seeds will be gen 2 . I will transplant both plants outside.
Ok now I will plant a pure breed blackpearl and my gen 2
Bhut x pearl cross the bhuts I will keep female . I will then back breed the purebreed blackpearl with the gen 2 cross . After I get fruit off of the bhut I will harvest the seeds . Once again both plants go outside .
Ok I'm guessing the elapsed time is a year and a few months.
I will now grow this new backbreed hybrid 5 grow seasons.
And this should be a stable cross with characterists of both plants hopefully the darkening from the pearl but a more bhut shaped and sized pepper.
I'm guessing 4.5 to 5 years?
Will this work?
Any sugestions?
Thanks for reading this long long post.
I am interested in making an Black Pearl X Bhut Jolokia cross
According to the chart at http://www.fatalii.net/growing/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=54
My seeds would be low seed count first generation.
I'm planning on making the Black Pearls all female like in the photo.
I will then cross after I harvest the peppers and dry the seeds I will label them .
Next from the same 2 plants I will make the Bhuts all female and polinate them.
Harvest peppers and seeds and label them.
At this time I will transplant them out side and start 3 seeds from each batch
The female Bhut cross , and the female Pearl cross.
I will rinse and repeat . This time however I will only harvest the female Bhuts.
These seeds will be gen 2 . I will transplant both plants outside.
Ok now I will plant a pure breed blackpearl and my gen 2
Bhut x pearl cross the bhuts I will keep female . I will then back breed the purebreed blackpearl with the gen 2 cross . After I get fruit off of the bhut I will harvest the seeds . Once again both plants go outside .
Ok I'm guessing the elapsed time is a year and a few months.
I will now grow this new backbreed hybrid 5 grow seasons.
And this should be a stable cross with characterists of both plants hopefully the darkening from the pearl but a more bhut shaped and sized pepper.
I'm guessing 4.5 to 5 years?
Will this work?
Any sugestions?
Thanks for reading this long long post.