When you attempt to cross two pepper varieties of the same species, what percentage of the time do you end up with a cross rather than a self pollination?
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breeding Basic crossing question
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If you do it correctly, well over 50% of the time. Closer to 80-90% for me. You have to properly emasculate it at the correct time to achieve that.
Very high % for cross when you've practiced. As @SpeakPolish says, picking the right point in the lifecycle to emasculate makes a big difference. If anything looks even slightly dry or powdery when opening the bud then scrap it.
If you are crossing multiple buds for the same cross and then harvesting multiple F0 pods, which is sensible, then what I do is keep the F1 seeds from each pod separated and labelled. When you plant F1s try to get a mix across the seed batches, means you can easily tell what's what when things look wrong in the F1s.