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Hi, that's not how it works. Genes may be dominant or recessive but it is rare that a trait can be ascribed to a single gene or locus. And when a trait involves more than one gene then it gets very messy and there might be no clear answer. Is the stinger a trait that can be traced back to one...

Picture 2: Considering its relatively modest size my guess is Aji omnicolor. And I slightly disagree on one part of your post. Aji limo is a baccatum (and it is yellow). Due to naming confusion and cladistic chaos in the world of spicy peppers there is Aji limo and Aji limon and I support...

Cutting back plants for overwintering does not imply cutting off all leaves. If there are no green leaves left then the plant has no opportunity to use nutrients or sunlight. The plant dies. These ones indeed look to me like they're history.

100% sure this is a Capsicum species?

Slightly late response but.... In my humble opinion, the Aji amarillo and the Lemon drop are quite close to each other in taste and heat. The amarillo takes forever to ripen, the lemon drop is much faster. The Aa get very tall and spindly, where the Ld is more compact (like 1/3 of the Aa's...

Thai, Lemon Drop: I'd plant 3 per pot. It may help you get a slightly earlier harvest. Others: No experience.

Some C. baccatums are traditionally grown in high-altitude areas down the Andean ridges where the summer is no very hot. That's where my search would start. Crossing and breeding for low temp. tolerance or productivity sounds interesting; go for it and let's know the outcome.

I harvest when pods are visibly ripe. Am in Denmark, so it is a wee bit colder than where you are. No particular tricks with this strategy. By the way: Several websites mention that Aji cristal pods taste better when not quite ripe. I cannot in any way say I agree. Someone out there having an...

Hi HFF, from a certain perspective freezing the peppers before drying may be a good idea. When you freeze a pepper solid the individual cells rupture. Cell walls collapse, goo and gunk inside cells seep out and become more exposes to the environment. That the reason a thawed pepper has as much...

Perhaps prairie fire or little elf?

This doesn't look like a pest (virus, worms, aphids, snails etc), I am thinking nutrient issue. Overfertilization with one nutrient can cause disruption of uptake of another. Thus, given the suspected overfeeding this could as well have a component of lack of a nutrient. That interplay is not...

I've been traveling a lot. Around 2011 or so, way before growing peppers was a thing in my country (Denmark), I stood in a supermarket in Indonesia and looked at the veggies. I picked up a pack of Cabe peppers. Thought to myself: "Over the years I hauled back a lot of souvenir trash from all...

Coco coir can be salty, and what you have seen may be plants protesting against the salinity. Ideally, I think I'd stick to the base recipe without the amendments and then, as need be, add a tomato spike or something very moderate in nutrients. But make sure to wash the salt out of the Coco...

Hi Sinder, you won't have an issue. Capsicum spp. are naturally growing in areas where they do not have full sun. Many are even adapted to quite high altitudes. It will be the night-time temp and size of pots that determine your success, not so much the clouds. Good luck and best regards from...

Correct, the middle ones are Aji limo. Middle right is not BG but Aji cito. Going clockwise from there: Thai, Aji omnicolor, Jamy (an obscure C. baccatum variety gaining popularity in Europe), Scotch Bonnet, Fatalii. Re. my Scotch Bonnet, top left: I am suspecting it may be more of a...