contest Growdown Throwdown 2019 Sri Lanka - Chilli Red!

EMN1-SS · Aug 8, 2019

365+192=557 grams. Picked alot of green ones on accident. Sure is a fragile thing if you arent careful!

Pepper-Guru · Aug 9, 2019

Edmick said:
Got me a freezer baggie of dried pods. This should last a long time. One plant and one days harvest too. I love these damn plants. Super prolific.

Nice!!! That reminds me of the burlap sacks full of the dried chili red in all the markets while I was there!

EMN1-SS said:
365+192=557 grams. Picked alot of green ones on accident. Sure is a fragile thing if you arent careful!

Are you in the lead?! NICE!

internationalfish · Aug 9, 2019

Mwahahahaha!

For a grand total of seventy-seven grams. (It kind of looks bigger if you write it out.) :cool:

Most everything has either stopped fruiting or slowed way down. Temperatures here should be peaking this month, so hopefully we see more friendly weather before too long.

Sinn · Aug 10, 2019

Slowly trickling in

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DontPanic · Aug 11, 2019

The bugs finally left me an example of the red Aribibi Gusano-like Pheno of the Chili Red to taste test.

Here's a look at the inside:

It was very hot. I could only manage to try two small pieces. Then I was headed for the fridge to get some milk.

Unfortunately, for my part, I wasn't a big fan of the flavor. I could definitely detect a taste similar to many other Chinense peppers. But after that, the flavor just left me flat. I'd much prefer the flavor of the Scotch Bonnet, or several other Chinenses.

I'll save some seeds. But since it doesn't have the desired white color, and since I wasn't a huge fan of the flavor, I doubt I'll grow it again next year. The regular GDTD Sri Lankan Chili Red will definitely end up in next year's grow. But, I'm a little cool on this pheno.

Pepper-Guru · Aug 11, 2019

DontPanic said:
The bugs finally left me an example of the red Aribibi Gusano-like Pheno of the Chili Red to taste test.

Here's a look at the inside:

It was very hot. I could only manage to try two small pieces. Then I was headed for the fridge to get some milk.

Unfortunately, for my part, I wasn't a big fan of the flavor. I could definitely detect a taste similar to many other Chinense peppers. But after that, the flavor just left me flat. I'd much prefer the flavor of the Scotch Bonnet, or several other Chinenses.

I'll save some seeds. But since it doesn't have the desired white color, and since I wasn't a huge fan of the flavor, I doubt I'll grow it again next year. The regular GDTD Sri Lankan Chili Red will definitely end up in next year's grow. But, I'm a little cool on this pheno.

Very cool. I feel ya. Agree completely

Now if it had ended up white, we'd be reconsidering, I'm sure!

saiias · Aug 11, 2019

Guru, my pods are yeloowish white..

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Edmick · Aug 11, 2019

Mr.joe said:
Very cool, you did well on that one. Makes me wanna grow one.

I have some seeds I can send you from the correct pheno or if you'd like seeds from the off pheno in the picture, I have some drying in the garage but they're not ready yet. My dehydrator is a little on the warm side so not sure how viable those seeds will be. What part of southern CA are you in?

Sinn · Aug 11, 2019

One of my plants is giving me these little guys so damn hot [emoji91][emoji91]

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Sinn · Aug 11, 2019

Edmick said:
I have some seeds I can send you from the correct pheno or if you'd like seeds from the off pheno in the picture, I have some drying in the garage but they're not ready yet. My dehydrator is a little on the warm side so not sure how viable those seeds will be. What part of southern CA are you in?

What temp should the dehydrator be set at to get viable seeds after dehydrating?

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Edmick · Aug 11, 2019

Sinn said:
What temp should the dehydrator be set at to get viable seeds after dehydrating?

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I have no clue to be honest. I've seen other threads mention it but I can't remember what was stated. My dehydrator is a cheapy walmart one and doesn't have temperature control. I'll probably pull some seeds from them just to see what happens though.

CaneDog · Aug 11, 2019

Sinn said:
What temp should the dehydrator be set at to get viable seeds after dehydrating?

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Here's a good article on saving seeds for best viability. http://howtosaveseeds.com/store.php Not just heat, but how quickly seeds are dried will limit their shelf-life. That said, you shouldn't have a any problem drying at 95F and germinating good %'s next season. That's about what I'd target to dry pods and save bulk seed at the same time.

If you don't have a temp dial, slicing a few pods open and putting them on a paper towel or paper plate on top of the dehydrator works well to keep the seeds in a happier temp range.

Devv · Aug 11, 2019

This is what I get for taking a pic before I had my coffee

Didn't look until awhile ago, by then the pods have been processed..

I'm getting smallish dried looking pods, but what amazes me is that in the 100's the plant is still setting pods. A keeper for sure!

Sinn · Aug 11, 2019

Yeah that's what I usually do when I save seeds slice them open and dry on a paper plate but the chili red I want to dry whole thanks for the info guys [emoji41]

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NeedsWork · Aug 11, 2019

Work has had me all over the place so I have been slacking. Sadly many pods have dried on the vine. That means they taste great dried - but they don't weigh anything! :mope:

Total: 366 + 413 = 779g

Mr.joe · Aug 11, 2019

Edmick said:
I have some seeds I can send you from the correct pheno or if you'd like seeds from the off pheno in the picture, I have some drying in the garage but they're not ready yet. My dehydrator is a little on the warm side so not sure how viable those seeds will be. What part of southern CA are you in?

I may take you up on a few seeds, no promise how great mine will do. I won't need any until January or so. I'm in San bernadino county.

Crazy Monkey · Aug 12, 2019

One of my plants is kicking out these little guys too.
Hot as Hades.. :fireball:

Pepper-Guru · Aug 12, 2019

saiias said:
Guru, my pods are yeloowish white..

Sinn said:
What temp should the dehydrator be set at to get viable seeds after dehydrating?

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Edmick said:
I have no clue to be honest. I've seen other threads mention it but I can't remember what was stated. My dehydrator is a cheapy walmart one and doesn't have temperature control. I'll probably pull some seeds from them just to see what happens though.

95F slowly

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One of my plants is kicking out these little guys too.
Hot as Hades..

I really dig those small, round, fat, pointed ones! Very cool!

b3rnd · Aug 13, 2019

Pepper-Guru said:
Very cool. I feel ya. Agree completely Now if it had ended up white, we'd be reconsidering, I'm sure!

This is just the F1 though, right? F2 is where it's at! I'd save a bunch of seeds anyway. There could be gold in the next generation.

Edit: Oops, I meant to react to the person you reacted to.

DontPanic · Aug 13, 2019

b3rnd said:
This is just the F1 though, right? F2 is where it's at! I'd save a bunch of seeds anyway. There could be gold in the next generation.

Edit: Oops, I meant to react to the person you reacted to.

I'll be saving seeds. Why not?

I'm still an amateur at the dark art of roughing out a cross, but I'm coming around to the viewpoint that it requires quite a few trials each generation, especially when trying to work out an undesirable trait in the flavor.

I only have room for about 40-50 plants, and a world of peppers to explore, as well as working in those varieties that I want to keep growing again next year. As it stands right now, I just don't see myself investing in this particular cross.

I think saiias has the more interesting prospect anyways.