Hello, and Thanks from Central PA

[WhamGenetics]

Hello THP Forum,

I've been lurking here most of the growing season and decided its about time I should make a full account. This year I've grown several Jalapeno, Cayenne and Habanero peppers, I'll post pics at a later time. I've now prepared an indoor grow area for 6 plants for the winter and I'm looking to grow something a bit more interesting.

I'm currently a PhD student at PennState, I study Population Genetics in the ocean. Most of my education is in genetics. I'm looking forward to applying this to a few crossing experiments in the future, but first I'd like to grow some of the strains I've seen posted on here. (as a side note if anyone could refer me to a good post on avoiding self pollination while making crosses I would appreciate it, I've used the search function but i haven't found what I'm looking for)

My current goal is to make my own sambal oelek, preferably from all white peppers and then from all yellow.

I also want to say thank you to Aji Joe and pepperlover.com, over the past 2 weeks I have gone to them to get seeds. I should be receiving seeds to give me a good start indoors this winter as well as next spring.

 

[7Pod]

from Wisconsin

 

[DawgBite]

from Atlanta!!

 

[SadisticPeppers]

from sunny South Florida!

And I'd definitely be curious to see, as a geneticist, what you'd be able to come up with

 

[compmodder26]

from Lexington, KY!

 

[sicman]

from florida

 

[WhamGenetics]

And I'd definitely be curious to see, as a geneticist, what you'd be able to come up with

Thank you, The crosses are way in the future. I'll be very happy to produce some White Bhut Jolokia, White Habs, zavorys, trinidad perfumes and Jamaican scotch bonnets indoors this winter.

 

[SadisticPeppers]

Sounds like quite the start this winter! I decided to stick to 4 varieties this season, but I have several plants of each variety

 

[slater1980]

Hi & welcome

 

[RedtailForester]

Well hello from another central Pennsy-tuckian and PSU alum! Make sure you stop down at the downtown State College Tuesday Farmer's Market for a visit and free sampling. If you remind me, I'll hook you up with some cool seeds as well. Good luck with your studies!

 

[WhamGenetics]

Well hello from another central Pennsy-tuckian and PSU alum! Make sure you stop down at the downtown State College Tuesday Farmer's Market for a visit and free sampling. If you remind me, I'll hook you up with some cool seeds as well. Good luck with your studies!

Thank you Red Tail Forester,

I'll walk down tomorrow, good to know that there is someone with experiance in the area.

 

[busamadman]

Hello also from central PA! Welcome to THP!

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

from Del-a-Where

 

[Durham Bull]

Welcome from Durham NC...

 

[Justaguy]

from Camp Hill

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Hello THP Forum,

I've been trolling here most of the growing season and decided its about time I should make a full account.

I think you mean lurking but

 

[ajijoe]

your welcome glad i could help and FROM ALLENTOWN PA your friend Joe

 

[Spicegeist]

Greetings WhamGen... the trick is to pull off the stamens before the pollen appears on the anthers...

 

[915river]

 

[WhamGenetics]

I think you mean lurking but

Lol, your right. I edited that, I'm also a bit new to Internet forums. Now that I know what that means, its kind of funny, but not what I'm trying to put out there in an introduction.