I've opted to keep details of my crossing projects in this dedicated thread rather than include it in my 2021 Glog
Edited this post to summarise what crosses I've got and where they are at, I will try and keep it current. Dates in status column reflect when I've updated the information not when the cross was actually made. I've not included every historic cross I've ever made and ignores anything where I haven't got at least F1 seeds unless I thought it was useful to record. Information might be useful to someone at some point.
FAQs
- Why so many crosses? Please check my username.
- Seriously, why so many crosses? I like to have plenty of F1 seeds available to pick from at the start of a growing cycle. For me personally it stops me wishing I'd made some more crosses 6 months ago and when a particular cross project hits a dead end or doesn't look interesting I have something else I can quickly switch to. You'll see quite a few interspecific crosses in my list, they are often doomed to failure so having a Plan B helps.
- Are you attempting to stabilise all of these? No, only ones which head in a direction I like.
- How many plants do you grow? 90% of my crosses are started on indoor plants grown in mini-hydro kratky jars, 240ml/8oz. Plants are kept really small and I typically only get one or two F0 pods to get F1 seeds from. So far I've normally grown two F1 plants if possible, plant numbers in subsequent generations depend on how much space I have available in each growing cycle.
- Isn't it better to just focus on a single cross? If you like all your eggs in one basket and you're not concerned with sequentially growing projects over a very long time period then yes. This is just a hobby for me so I like to keep it varied and fun whilst still attempting to stabilise my favourites.
- Why haven't you given your crosses silly names? That time will come as is traditional in the chilli pepper world. I likely won't bother until I have something vaguely stable and predictable, possibly F4 onwards.
A summary of my live projects where I'm growing plants as of June 2021 are:
More details of where I'm at with generations, phenotypes, plants and photos in subsequent posts on this thread. Everything is early on and ranges from F1 to F3. I've also attempted some new crosses already this season so will also mention those.
Edited this post to summarise what crosses I've got and where they are at, I will try and keep it current. Dates in status column reflect when I've updated the information not when the cross was actually made. I've not included every historic cross I've ever made and ignores anything where I haven't got at least F1 seeds unless I thought it was useful to record. Information might be useful to someone at some point.
| ChilliCrosser Cross | Current Status |
| X001 : Bolivian Rainbow x Cheiro Roxa (C.Annuum x C.Chinense) |  16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
| X002 : Fijian Bongo x Cheiro Roxa (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) |  16/8/21: Only had a single F1 seed even though this was an intraspecific, strange result and the seed didn't germinate. End of cross project. |
| X003 : Brazilian Starfish Red x [CGN21500 x 7 Pot Barrackpore] (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) |   16/8/21: Had plenty of F1 seeds from the original F0 pods. First attempt to grow an F1 was ended when weather finished off the plant before any fruiting. Currently growing four F1 plants outdoors in the 2021 season. All looking healthy but concerned I've not seen any fruit setting yet. Possibly sterile but reserving judgement until the end of the season. |
| X004 : Tasmanian Habanero x Giant White Habanero (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) |  16/8/21: Growing F2 plants, some initial pods setting. |
| X005 : Fidalgo Roxa x Giant White Habanero (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: Growing F2 plants, no pods set yet. |
| X006 : Fidalgo Roxa x Fijian Bongo (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: Growing F2 plants, some initial pods setting. |
| X007 : Fijian Bongo x Aji Jobito (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: Growing F2 plants, some initial pods setting. |
| X008 : Fijian Bongo x Brazilian Starfish Yellow (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds. |
| X009 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x C.Flexuosum (C.Baccatum x C.Flexuosum) | 16/8/21: Very small F0 pod set but zero F1 seeds. Inside of pod looked healthy. Lack of F1 seeds could have been due to pod size. One for me to try again at some point I think. |
| X010 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x [CGN21500 x Grao De Bode] (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: Had 4 F1 seeds from a single F0 pod, only 1 germinated. F1 plant taken out by a storm. End of cross project. |
| X011 : Giant White Habanero x Fijian Bongo (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) |  16/8/21: Summary of wide range of phenotypes from F2 here. Currently have F3 seeds for all phenotypes and have been growing a batch of F3 plants for the red phenotypes outdoors this season, waiting on F3 pods from these so hope to have F4 seeds this year. Most likely to also grow forward the Apricot Peach phenos to stabilise. |
| X012 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x Tasmanian Habanero (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: Had an F0 pod but no F1 seeds. End of cross project. |
| X013 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Variegated Jalapeno (C.Chinense x C.Annuum) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
| X014 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Sweet Apple Kambe (C.Chinense x C.Annuum) | 16/8/21: Single F1 seed, not grown on yet. |
| X015 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Scotch Brains XCP Chocolate (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
| X016 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Brazilian Starfish Red (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: Had 2 F1 seeds from a small F0 pod, both failed to germinate. End of cross project. |
| X017 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Sugar Rush Stripey (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: Had 2 F1 seeds from a small F0 pod, both failed to germinate. End of cross project. |
| X018 : Brazilian Starfish Red x Peppacream (C.Baccatum x C.Baccatum) |  16/8/21: Started as an accidental cross. Starting to get ripe F1 pods with F2 seeds. Super tasty! |
| X019 : Clavo Peach x Sugar Rush Stripey (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: Had 3 F0 pods, each with healthy looking F1 seeds. Started germination for some F1 seeds from each of the F0 pods on 14/8/21, waiting to see if viable. |
| X020 : Scarlett's Chilli x Indian Chilli Bullet (C.Annuum x C.Annuum) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
| X021 : Sugar Rush Stripey x White Bhut Jolokia JW (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | 16/8/21: First F0 pod was unhealthy inside, only 1 F1 seed formed which still looked non-viable, tried to germinate it anyway but no surprises when it failed. Have another F0 pod ripening, waiting to see if that's any better. |
| X022 : Clavo Peach x Brazilian Starfish Yellow (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
| X023 : [BOC x Aji Pineapple] x Sugar Rush Stripey ([C.Chinense x C.Baccatum] x C.Baccatum) | 16/8/21: F1 seeds, not grown on yet. |
FAQs
- Why so many crosses? Please check my username.
- Seriously, why so many crosses? I like to have plenty of F1 seeds available to pick from at the start of a growing cycle. For me personally it stops me wishing I'd made some more crosses 6 months ago and when a particular cross project hits a dead end or doesn't look interesting I have something else I can quickly switch to. You'll see quite a few interspecific crosses in my list, they are often doomed to failure so having a Plan B helps.
- Are you attempting to stabilise all of these? No, only ones which head in a direction I like.
- How many plants do you grow? 90% of my crosses are started on indoor plants grown in mini-hydro kratky jars, 240ml/8oz. Plants are kept really small and I typically only get one or two F0 pods to get F1 seeds from. So far I've normally grown two F1 plants if possible, plant numbers in subsequent generations depend on how much space I have available in each growing cycle.
- Isn't it better to just focus on a single cross? If you like all your eggs in one basket and you're not concerned with sequentially growing projects over a very long time period then yes. This is just a hobby for me so I like to keep it varied and fun whilst still attempting to stabilise my favourites.
- Why haven't you given your crosses silly names? That time will come as is traditional in the chilli pepper world. I likely won't bother until I have something vaguely stable and predictable, possibly F4 onwards.
X003 : Brazilian Starfish Red x [CGN21500 x 7 Pot Barrackpore] (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense)X004 : Tasmanian Habanero x Giant White Habanero (C.Chinense x C.Chinense)X005 : Fidalgo Roxa x Giant White Habanero (C.Chinense x C.Chinense)X006 : Fidalgo Roxa x Fijian Bongo (C.Chinense x C.Chinense)X007 : Fijian Bongo x Aji Jobito (C.Chinense x C.Chinense)X011 : Giant White Habanero x Fijian Bongo (C.Chinense x C.Chinense)
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) but I wish you the best of luck nonetheless! Your journey is a very enjoyable one to follow and the way you detail the whole process is as educational as it is helpful so thanks for sharing this with us
I'll make a summary guide to what's growing this year or something, perhaps, maybe, possibly, no commitment, things to do......