Hello!
I was very into growing peppers a few years ago and at the time wondered how the pepper taste has changed over the years. Wondering led me to find a vintage "red crushed pepper" jar on ebay that seems to be from about 1940(?). The jar was full! And has LOTS of seeds. Due to a large life...
I've grown quite a few low/no heat peppers and the best one I've tasted yet is the Murupi Doce. It has detectable heat but it's hardly there, would be great sliced onto salads (although they're also great to eat straight off the plant). It's sweet and chinensey flavoured. Most other low/no heats...
Interesting thread.
I'm also trying to germinate some very old seeds (50+ years at an estimate).
The seeds have been kept in an unknown condition for all this time, and they may even have been oven dried to begin with but it's fun to try :) I've got some in a paper towels and some in...
I crossed a chinense with an annum. The F1 produced pods no problem! However, after three years of overwintering I am yet to find a seed in the pods :( They backcrossed fine however. I'm in the process of crossing the backcrosses with the F1 to see if I can get anything to produce seeds (totally...
Been experimenting with grafting for the last couple seasons. Mostly I've been trying to plonk two plants onto one so I can have two varieties in one pot so saving space. My hypothesis is that if both sides are drawing from the same rootstock they will thrive equally, whereas two plants in one...
Hello!
I'm looking to buy or trade some Aji Margariteño seeds. Please look at my profile to see what I have for trade. I'm in the UK if that affects things.
I've been trying to grow as many low no heat chinense varieties as I can and this is one I think holds promise. I'm interested any...
JungleRain sells a lot of interesting crosses:
http://junglerain.com.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=12&Itemid=65
As does this site:
http://chili-pepper.ch/index.php/chili-sortenliste-foto
There's a translate thingy on the page :) It's easy to find the crosses...
Hi PaddyMc!
Those first two varieties sound amazing (Aji Margariteño and Mako Akokosrade). I'd love to try them. I'm assuming that the SSE is the Seed Savers Exchange? Unfortunately I'm in the UK and they do not deliver to us.
If you have spare seeds and are willing I could PM you a...
Didn't know what I was looking at there for a second Mezo! I almost panic quit my browser cos I was work :D
They can smell the chillis! Would a chicken even flinch eating a superhot or can't they detect capsaicin at all?
Those bags seem like a good idea... are they watertight?