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seeds Bhut seeds bought from NMSU-The Chili Pepper Inst. - variations in fruit shape

Ambiotic

Ambiotic

Hi folks,
After reading stories about disreputable seed sources AND having said experience, myself, I decided to get Bhut Jolokia seeds

from, in my opinion, the source: The Chili Pepper Institute. My question is this: one of my plants has well-developed fruit that

looks quite different from all of the other Bhut plants that I am growing (which all do look the same). I grow no other types of

plants and no

neighbours are growing any type of chili plant. Is it common to get such striking variations in fruit appearance? Here are three links:

http://db.tt/R12pL3nw

http://db.tt/YeW5xAZU

http://db.tt/vR0p9NPz

(the clickable buttons described in the image attachment procedure outlined in the Help section of this website were not available when composing this post, despite trying both default and flash modes...any\all suggestions would be appreciated!)

The pic showing the plant with the smooth fruit is the one in question (the 3rd pic). I'd love to hear you all chime

in on this one, as this is my first time growing Bhut's.

Best regards!
 
Mine show the same variability, but this is my first year growing them as well. I had seeds from both CPI and Pepperlover.
 
One of my NMSU Bhuts looks exactly like your first 2. My other NMSU Bhut looks completely different, the fruit is gnarled, bent and folded.

I chatted with NMSU after another member declared my Bhuts not to be, and they looked at my pics, and said, yeah they sometimes look like that and otherways cause of it being an interspecies hybred which still shows variability.
 
Thanks, everyone, for your posts. I appreciate it. From Datil Patch's post, his experience reflects the cross-breeding genetics of the breed showing up as a variability in the appearance of the fruit. Good to know it's still a legit Bhut!
 
They do show various shapes, especially the CPI seeds, but that third picture looks like a totally different chile. stable form of the Jolokia-types do exist. plants that produce the exact same pod again and again.
 
NMSU chili pepper institutes seeds r reliable.

I got 50 out of 60 nu mex hertiage chili plants to sprout.....


now only if my butch scorps from the hippys were this germinable

but maybe annums germ easier then chinse
 
papadaca said:
NMSU chili pepper institutes seeds r reliable.

I got 50 out of 60 nu mex hertiage chili plants to sprout.....


now only if my butch scorps from the hippys were this germinable

but maybe annums germ easier then chinse
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C. annuums do germinate easier and faster than C. chinenses, but that has nothing do with how stable the chiles are or how reliable the source is. all of my seeds from Neil germinated perfectly. 100% germination rate.
 
I grew 2 Bhuts from CPI seed this year. One grew like a crazy weed and had smooth smaller pods with thick flesh. The other grew less vigorously and had the more classic looking thin skinned pod shape, but produced very little and seemed to be a blossom end rot magnet.
 
Update
Now, the first one, which was agreed does look like a real Bhut, is starting to turn from green the purple! Has anyone experienced that?
 
That's natural. pigment production as a response to the wavelengths it's exposed to. a natural sun screen.
 
Yes, I do understand the whole protection from the sun idea. In fact, I am looking forward to it...but red, not purple. I don't think I've ever seen a purple Bhut. Have you?
 
The color of the Anthocyanin pigment varies according to the pH level. in peppers it usually means purple. also, the main purpose of this mechanism is to protect against far-blue wavelengths. the same ones that cause burns.
 
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