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Is now 11:00 am and 111f in the shade.  My hybrid peppers are still blooming and fruiting like mad.  I've created a shade and heat tolerant superhot variety clearly.

Mine are really liking this heat (I am not).  They are always in 50% shade and constantly bloom and set fruit.  The dryness is the main problem, single digit humidity and I get a lot of blossom drop but when the monsoons get here and the humidity goes high they grow fast.  Right now I have two...

I have several 4 year old Jalapeño and Serrano plants that just keep producing faster than I can use or donate peppers from.  My oldest currently is a cutting from a wild Chiltepin that I know is at least 8 years old since I found it while hiking in 2007.  Not sure it counts technically for your...

It will hit 105f here today, 103f currently, with single digit humidity.  All of mine that are in full sun are dropping all flowers.  The partial to full shade plants are setting pods faster than I can pick.   Our direct sun is really hard on them currently and it will get worse until we get...

How he got it past an inch tall is beyond me.

My only surviving PS looks great for a freshly hooked sprout.  It's now over an inch tall and still out in the garden where we will hit 100F this week.  One tough little "plant" that just refuses to grow up (or at all).  Glad I changed my entry but this little guy has me perplexed.

I guess by making them molt and fly away I've made some headway.  I'll keep spraying weekly I guess to keep them away.  The plant is a 5th generation cross of mine.  Very prolific in protected areas with 50% or less direct sun.

Last fall to combat my Aphid problem I found and used the product Essentria IC3 with great results.  One application and all Aphids turned black and died.  The past few weeks I've tried it again for another minor infestation on my 8' tall peppers and found these little white hard things where...

I'm in with one of my F5 crosses (AZ Chiltepin / Reaper). 36 days above ground.     Parent plant that was started this past November is now up to the roof.     My only Serlano left living has stopped all upward growth at less than an inch.  Still going to try to breathe life into it but...

Going to be an interesting challenge I think.  Not only are they slow to germ mine are also proving to be slow to grow.  Not even a clue as to first true leaves yet.  Will put one out into the garden under a solo cup tomorrow to see how it responds to 97 degree temps.

Two more hooked yesterday so I'm now 6 out of 16 germ rate and I was a few days late getting them started.  Don't give up quite yet guys.

I have 2 out of 16 above ground today and several others about to break out.

1/2 of mine under heat in grow room the other straight into the garden to germ where they will live.

My seeds came yesterday.  Ready to get started. Thanks

I'd still like to get in on it but yet to be "contacted".  :rolleyes:

I'm late to the party but would like to compete still.

Good choice on parts and I am using similar but Bridgelux versions in higher output and only two of them.  You are going to find they are too bright for being very close to the plants.  Finding or making a good enough heat sink will be difficult and VERY important.  I CNC'd mine and right behind...

Whats this frost you speak of?

Understand your concerns and they are valid.  These have all grown pretty true and I plan on stabilizing at this point and no longer crossing.  I think its a great pepper just how it is.  Could mix many hundred seeds and distribute like 20 to each person, germ them all and pick your best...

I'd like to offer my current hybrid wild Chiltepin / Reaper cross in its F3 condition as an interesting candidate.  The plant seen here is now 6 1/2 months old and 8' 4" tall.  The short one beside it was topped several times.  Very prolific and currently setting thousands of pods that start...