Hi I started growing peppers a few years back, and now I want to start to cross-breed them. My plan is to cross a (reaper with a chocolate bhutlah) and a (yellow scotch bonnet with a moruga scorpion). After these crosses have been done I want to cross the resulting peppers. do you think this will work,and if so what do you think the end result will be(how hot)? Also is there any tips or tricks I should put into mind for a successful cross or how to make it hotter? Thank you, I would love to hear your comments
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Choc. Bhutlah x Reaper. SB x Moruga has very probably also been done, but I can't find a topic on it. I never heard about a cross between the two crosses. It will definitely work, but no telling what the result would be though. Four different varieties in a cross means a lot of genetic variation. Especially the second generation will be all over the place. Use this guide by Fatalii to learn everything you need to know. You'll know the cross is successful if the flower sets fruit. The hotness of the cross is basically a bit of a gamble. I've heard about crosses being hotter than either parent. It has a lot to do with dominant and recessive genes.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Along with learning how to cross I'd advise investigating what you get when you cross.> Tomato Gene Basics On page two of that article are charts on how many generations it takes to stabilize a cross so I ask the question, "Are you willing to dedicate 16 years to get a 'stable' cross?" You need to grow out the first pair for 8 years, selecting the pod shape you want to save seeds from then the target cross for 8 more. I'm not trying to pi$$ on your parade, just making sure you know what you're getting into.
Don't see why they wouldn't work, but you'll have a sh!t tonne of variation in each of the original two crosses, as most of the parents are crosses themselves, so a lot of mixed genetics, and then, once you finally get each of them under control, you put them together and it becomes a case of out of the genetic frying-pan and into the genetic fire.
Sounds great!
You'll be able to "create" a whole range of different "varieties", there will be enough variation in pod shape, size, colour, heat, plant growth patterns, you'll be able to furnish an entire grow with just the products of this experiment!
If you're up for it, you're gonna have a ball! If you do go ahead, you should start a glog on here, I for one would be very interested to follow!
And a tip for ya: As NECM said, you're looking at 16 years. However, if you use an indoor set-up, you could halve that time period. Or if you grow them really quick, say, 5 months from sowing to harvesting first pod, it would only take 6 years and 8 months (ish) for the full 16 generations. But that's highly unlikely
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You'd be hard pushed to find enough indoor space to grow out a large portion of the variation between phenos. Because we're talking a lot of space. Like I said, a full grow.
TL;DR Cross should work, you'll have a lot of different phenos to have fun with, and if you have a sh!t tonne of indoor space, you could do it in 8 years. + You should do a glog for it.
Good Luck, TBG.
NIbbles said:
You mean from sowing to fruiting? Best bet is to choose an early variety, but seeing as you've already chosen your desired crosses, just treat them really really well, feed them all they could ever want (but not too much) water them juuust right, give them zero pest problems, and just make their lives bloody fantastic. The happier they are, the faster they grow. Usually. I'm not really the best person to answer the question, so hopefully someone corrects me, but I think that certain nutes at certain stages in the life of the plant can induce early fruiting. Like I said, someone correct me if I'm wrong.