breeding How Far Apart Should My Pepper Be So They Don't Cross Polinate?

[Palmetto]

How far apart should my peppers be so they do not cross polinate? I might have to move some, they are about three feet apart but I want to save seeds for the winter.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

How far apart should my peppers be so they do not cross polinate? I might have to move some, they are about three feet apart but I want to save seeds for the winter.

3' ain't gonna cut it.

Seed Isolation Distances
 
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[alkhall]

There are some threads here about hand pollinating.
 
That might be your best option.

 

[Palmetto]

Alright, thank you both. I was going to make a new thread about this but it wouldn't make sense to. But do Cayanne Peppers typically flower when they are only 1 - 1 1/2 feet tall?

 

[stankar]

It is really good question and there is no clear answer. It depends on multiple factors which you can't eliminate from which the most obvious are bugs and a wind. I'm growing indoor and what works for me is the hand pollinating and timing when I'm leaving only one plant to flower and removing flowers from the other plants around. Every plant has a different flowering period anyways, so it is easier to prevent cross pollinating, but again there is no guarantee.

 

[alkhall]

Alright, thank you both. I was going to make a new thread about this but it wouldn't make sense to. But do Cayanne Peppers typically flower when they are only 1 - 1 1/2 feet tall?

 
I have had 6 inch tall Cayennes flower and make pods while in 3 inch pots under the lights weeks before plant-out.
 

 

 

[Bicycle808]

I'm hoping to start growing indoors off season and I think that's the only way I'll ever count on any of my chiles being truly isolated-- growing a single variety inside with a fan and some q-tips handling pollination duty.

I know some folks mess around with glueing blossoms or trying to bag flowers up in fine nylon mesh, but none of that seems foolproof to me, plus it's just not my style, such as it is.... But apparently, something ppl have had nice results with those techniques.

 

[bongcloud]

I'm hoping to start growing indoors off season and I think that's the only way I'll ever count on any of my chiles being truly isolated-- growing a single variety inside with a fan and some q-tips handling pollination duty.

 
Is there a trick to using q-tips? What always happens to me is the cotton part unwrapping a bit, catching and ripping stiles off. I had much better success using a fine paintbrush or just my fingertip.