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[smileyguy697]

For those those of you that don't know i planted a tepin seed this january and it grew kinda funny. The first pod was elongated and i was highly upset it wasn't growing true. I had made a post in pepper I.D. and realize it had baccatum markings on the on thw flower and the only ones it was grown around was lemon drop.



Then i started getting pods and they're absolutely delicious! They have a super crunchy flesh and taste out of this world. Can't forget to mention the heat either! Wowzers! Hot up front like a tepin but mellows to the middle of the tongue with a nice fruity flavor.



So its the end of the season and i really wanted some isolated seeds of this. I have a few from the first pods but didn't label "first pods" so i basically lost them.

Here's the plant today. I snatched its pods last night..



And its new haircut



Roots



After a bath and neem



Under the lights with its new friends (reapers)



I left one small shoot sticking off and hopefully I'll get some hand pollinated seeds before jan.

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Edited by smileyguy697, 22 April 2015 - 05:53 PM.

[Nigel]

Clones, we want clones.............

 

I was the lucky recipient of some of these pods and they are spectacular. 

[smileyguy697]

Clones, we want clones.............
 
I was the lucky recipient of some of these pods and they are spectacular. 

Dammit Nigel! I didn't think about it and threw em in the dumpster. I'll be pruning at some time this winter and get it done!

[Chewi]

Yeah buddy!! Those things are TASTY!!!!! I hadn't seen the flower before. Nice!

[Portuge]

yes clones will be off faster than trying our luck with seeds

[Vegas_Chili]

I was a happy recipient, of almost a full box of these. Always took a few to work to snack on. I hope to grow this one next year for sure. I love tepins, but this is just even tastier, in other words a very nice combo.

, Walter

[illWill]

These are awesome,  I'm hoping I didn't misplace my seed lol to me they taste just like apples 

[Beerswimmer]

I ate all mine in about 5 mins! A co-worker that doesn't like crazy hot peppers is going to grow them next year.

[Jetchuka]

Impressive cross.

 

Hopefully they stabilize to something with similar flavor to this F1.

[illWill]

I wouldn't mind the same flavor with slighly more heat but they are great as is lol

[mememe]

Some great things get discovered by accident, like penicilin (and LSD - just kidding :-P).

When I think about it, beside this cross, the douglah and pimenta de neyde were found by chance?

[smileyguy697]

Not only do they taste good, i forgot to mention the plant put out tons of pods. There's a few guys that have received more than one box of them. Lol.. Got a few left on the counter but I'm kinda bumbed. Almost out! My poor eggs! LOL

[megahot]

The Tepin x Lemon is an awesome pod! Mike did very well growing it out.
Nice thread Mike!

[SciurusDoomus]

Anyone have any seeds they'd like to throw my way? I'd love to help smiley stabilize this and I'd dedicate some garden space (and maybe a glog) to it!

[quibz]

I was lucky enough to get some seeds of this when I first joined. Can't wait to try growing it out. From the sound of it they're gonna be great

[mememe]

Too bad you didn't make cuttings while pruning the f1, the army of clones would've been great & cheap Christmas presents. I hope the original survives for many years and you get to stabilize a good variety. If someone will be sending some seeds to Europe let me know.

This cross and the reaper x tepin are giving me ideas of great wild x superhot crosses :-P

Edited by mememe, 23 October 2013 - 01:45 PM.

[smileyguy697]

Looks as if the plant is going to pull out of it! I was just looking it over and found this! Sorry its a crappy shot but all i could get the phone to zoom in on was my hand. Oh well.. Lol



So now that I know its alive i have a noob question for the more seasoned gardeners. Idk if any one knows for sure because of the variety but how long do you guys think it will take to get a ripe pod from this stage? Will it just take off within a couple weeks and start budding or is it going to take a while to get adjusted to the new environment?

Thanks mike

[SciurusDoomus]

It's stressed, it'll probably throw out some veg for a while but pods will be along shortly. My guess is 1-1.5months.

[HillBilly Jeff]

Great looking pods for sure.

[smileyguy697]

I have been planning on keeping up with this thread during my attempt for isolated seeds. Looks like i forgot to post my last pic around a week ago.



here she is today!



I was just looking it over and i even have a tiny bud!



I'll report back in a week or so with progress. Until then I'm wondering what you guys think? Since the plant is pushing a year and has thrown hundreds of pods what are the chances of it dropping the first flowers because of all the stress i put it through? Or is there a chance the plant shouldn't care because its healthy?