I started to sow a month ago and finally have something to show for it. Here is the story before I get to the pictures:
Back in 2014, I got to enjoy the exquisite flavor and perfect heat of a Pimenta de Neyde x Bhut Jolokia - F6 Open Pollinated. I saved some seeds and grew it out the following year. I only grew one plant, but it grew true and produced 220 pods in a 5 gallon bucket. I had some pods tested and they came in at 158,400 SHU. Excellent heat, but far from deadly and a perfect compliment to the sweetness. I saved those seeds, but took a four-year break from growing from seeds. The cool thing about that plant is that it grew literally right next to a Yellow 7 Pot and I'm welcoming a cross. I labeled seeds from different pods with different batch numbers, so I can keep track of what grows true and what crosses.
I neither have a lot of room to grow, nor resources to isolate, so I'm only growing one plant this year. Worried about the viability of my four-old seeds (stored well, except for climate control) I initially tried to sprout 14 - 9 in soil and 5 with the wet paper towel method. After nearly three weeks - almost nothing! Some tails popped up, but I planted them prematurely and the baby roots shriveled up and died. I took some forum advice and soaked these and some other seeds in a (1/9) hydrogen peroxide to water solution for twenty-four hours, before returning them to a wet paper towel. I checked nine days later and only one had sprouted, but it was a big, healthy root:
After the initial transplant:
I got excited this morning when I saw evidence of phototropism and knew the transplant took:
The plant now:
When I came home from work, I found this had finally popped out after sitting in soil for along time:
I'm giving this one away, but will post pics while it remains in my possession.
Back in 2014, I got to enjoy the exquisite flavor and perfect heat of a Pimenta de Neyde x Bhut Jolokia - F6 Open Pollinated. I saved some seeds and grew it out the following year. I only grew one plant, but it grew true and produced 220 pods in a 5 gallon bucket. I had some pods tested and they came in at 158,400 SHU. Excellent heat, but far from deadly and a perfect compliment to the sweetness. I saved those seeds, but took a four-year break from growing from seeds. The cool thing about that plant is that it grew literally right next to a Yellow 7 Pot and I'm welcoming a cross. I labeled seeds from different pods with different batch numbers, so I can keep track of what grows true and what crosses.
I neither have a lot of room to grow, nor resources to isolate, so I'm only growing one plant this year. Worried about the viability of my four-old seeds (stored well, except for climate control) I initially tried to sprout 14 - 9 in soil and 5 with the wet paper towel method. After nearly three weeks - almost nothing! Some tails popped up, but I planted them prematurely and the baby roots shriveled up and died. I took some forum advice and soaked these and some other seeds in a (1/9) hydrogen peroxide to water solution for twenty-four hours, before returning them to a wet paper towel. I checked nine days later and only one had sprouted, but it was a big, healthy root:
After the initial transplant:
I got excited this morning when I saw evidence of phototropism and knew the transplant took:
The plant now:
When I came home from work, I found this had finally popped out after sitting in soil for along time:
I'm giving this one away, but will post pics while it remains in my possession.
) so I can keep both and not have to worry about isolating. 
