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) | ![]() |
X002 : Fijian Bongo x Cheiro Roxa (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | ![]() |
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) | ![]() ![]() |
X008 : Fijian Bongo x Brazilian Starfish Yellow (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
X009 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x C.Flexuosum (C.Baccatum x C.Flexuosum) | ![]() |
X010 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x [CGN21500 x Grao De Bode] (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | ![]() |
X011 : Giant White Habanero x Fijian Bongo (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X012 : Brazilian Starfish Yellow x Tasmanian Habanero (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | ![]() |
X013 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Variegated Jalapeno (C.Chinense x C.Annuum) | ![]() |
X014 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Sweet Apple Kambe (C.Chinense x C.Annuum) | ![]() |
X015 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Scotch Brains XCP Chocolate (C.Chinense x C.Chinense) | ![]() |
X016 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Brazilian Starfish Red (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
X017 : White Bhut Jolokia JW x Sugar Rush Stripey (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
X018 : Brazilian Starfish Red x Peppacream (C.Baccatum x C.Baccatum) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X019 : Clavo Peach x Sugar Rush Stripey (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
X020 : Scarlett's Chilli x Indian Chilli Bullet (C.Annuum x C.Annuum) | ![]() |
X021 : Sugar Rush Stripey x White Bhut Jolokia JW (C.Baccatum x C.Chinense) | ![]() |
X022 : Clavo Peach x Brazilian Starfish Yellow (C.Chinense x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
X023 : [BOC x Aji Pineapple] x Sugar Rush Stripey ([C.Chinense x C.Baccatum] x C.Baccatum) | ![]() |
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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