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Get them as they just begin to open. Not wide enough for a bee to get in there, just starting to unfold is the prime target. For me there isn't much as exciting as seeing the new creation the next year.

The reason is to cross it using the cut open flower as the female. By removing the petals and the pollen producing anthers you are left with just the pollen receiving stamen. You then pollinate with fresh pollen from another plant. Removing the anthers keeps it from self pollinating. Happy crossing!

Grasp the back of the flower gently between the thumb and middle finger. Hold the spoon about a quarter inch below it. With your index finger give the back of the flower a couple light taps. Imagine tapping the ash of a cigarette. Just be careful to not rip the flower off. You will see the...

+1 Exactly right

Yup, that can screw things up. The crossing candidates are easy to work with and shade in 5 gallon buckets

D3, the vials are an awesome idea. A couple of planned crosses for this year won't happen because I lost the plants. Last year's pollen would have solved that. Great website, and thanks for the spreadsheets! Right on Kraken, If it gets too spread out a second spoon helps square it up. Just have...

Thanks! I love crossing and this helped me a lot

Hello everyone, I won't rehash the entire procedure, there are a ton of great tutorials out there. Generally pollen is collected and transferred with a small paint brush, a q-tip, or even just with your fingers. The question for me was always did I get the pollen where I need to or just kill a...

Thanks Midwest I wasn't aware of it

Posted 18 is from Christopher. He does not maintain his own site. Like Judy said it is a passion for him, his post explains the reason for this now. This is like being able to pick through part of his collection

Christopher is a variety bringer to the pepper world. He helps tons of people from the novice to the highly experienced obtain the rarest of seeds. He has generously done seed giveaway after seed giveaway. He most certainly has among the greatest collections in the world. He also develops new...

Thanks Dave I appreciate it. Matt Golden tested the red version of that pheno. https://youtu.be/HtEjcqo1rXI

178 this year, mostly supers

Hello everyone it's been a while. In 2011 I sent out seeds through trades and a seed train labeled "bhut x douglah Chad S 2011". This went on to become half of the chocolate bhutlah SM. These have ranged from just another super to absolutely brutal. The phenos keep coming. If anyone is still...

156 in the ground, 12 in pots for crossing projects, 39 at my brothers, and 12 with friends, all supers

Ozzz, Where I live in Wisconsin zone 5 the conditions are about the same. Plants are much more productive starting in January then they are when they are started in March. The goal for me is to get them at least 10" tall. With your grow systems it may not take as long for you to reach that...

Getting out of Milwaukee. Moving to Brookfiled, much larger, much larger garden. Mawhahaha!!!

The wind blowing is actually a good thing because it prevents moisture from settling, frost is the real enemy. It sure can't hurt to cover them though. Have a great one, Chad