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This GLOG will be dedicated to some hybrids of interest that have emerged from my pepper garden since 2020. I plan to follow them at least until F3 to see if they are worth it. Please note that no seeds will be shared at this time. Let's grow!

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BOGx F2

It's a little surprising that every plant (10/10) produces brown fruit at this stage. Some peppers ripen to a very dark (almost chocolate) color, some become lighter brown (sometimes with red hues), while others become even lighter, more caramel in appearance. Most carry a little stinger too. They are quite fruity but also have a notable bitterness. Needless to say, they are hot🔥🔥
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DOx F4

Sadly, due to the lack of sunlight reaching this raised bed (the surrounding trees are now too tall), my DOx red and GJMx F3 have not grown much. DOx only started flowering towards the end of the season so I have not harvested any.... At least plants grown from last season black-yellow fruits were a bit more exposed to the sun and gave some fruits. I ended up with one plant producing red fruit, another producing burnt yellow fruit, and the last producing brown fruit.

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Even if the brown version is looking less “attractive”, it's the one that will be sown again next year as the total harvest was the highest (almost double the other 2) despite the same poor light conditions. Taste is very good (fruity) on all colors but none reaches the heat level of the red fruits from previous years.

GJMx F3

Somehow the GJMx still managed to produced at least a dozen fruits per plant which was more than enough to collect seeds for the next (4th) generation. Probably due to the lack of light the fruits stayed rather small but again showed good consistency. Vicious heat here that instantly attacks the back of the throat! Plants #6 & 7 produced 2 fruits on most nodes, a trait I hope to see again in F4. I will probably go with seeds from plant #7 for the next round.

Plant #1
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#2
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Bou said:
DOx F4

Sadly, due to the lack of sunlight reaching this raised bed (the surrounding trees are now too tall), my DOx red and GJMx F3 have not grown much. DOx only started flowering towards the end of the season so I have not harvested any.... At least plants grown from last season black-yellow fruits were a bit more exposed to the sun and gave some fruits. I ended up with one plant producing red fruit, another producing burnt yellow fruit, and the last producing brown fruit.

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Even if the brown version is looking less “attractive”, it's the one that will be sown again next year as the total harvest was the highest (almost double the other 2) despite the same poor light conditions. Taste is very good (fruity) on all colors but none reaches the heat level of the red fruits from previous years.

GJMx F3

Somehow the GJMx still managed to produced at least a dozen fruits per plant which was more than enough to collect seeds for the next (4th) generation. Probably due to the lack of light the fruits stayed rather small but again showed good consistency. Vicious heat here that instantly attacks the back of the throat! Plants #6 & 7 produced 2 fruits on most nodes, a trait I hope to see again in F4. I will probably go with seeds from plant #7 for the next round.

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amazing production! Nice work!!!
 
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BOGx F2

Time for a last update!

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#4 Light caramel, almost orange color
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#6
This is the plant that produced a branch with variegated foliage. I collected seeds from pods growing on this branch only. I did a viability test and although I am close to a 100% germination rate, no signs of variegation yet. Massive sowings will take place in February, we will see what happens next.
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#7 (picture heavy)
These look incredible IMHO! Their rough skin color is very particular, as if several layers of brown, orange and red were superimposed with blackish spots on the surface. F3 will come from this selection.
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Not sure why but it seems that I did not take pictures of plants #10🙄

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Downriver said:
I agree @Bou, #7 is a real looker. Nice choice! Do you have any tasting notes? :mouthonfire:
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Mainly fruity, with some bitterness (I hope this trait doesn't persist in future generations) but don't have much of that "earthyness" that usually comes with brown peppers. They turned into a very good powder (quite potent too). All I have to do now is think of a sauce recipe to use up the fruits that fill my freezer!
 
TACOx F3.

This year I plan to grow at least 5 specimens of each of the following plants from last season: #1 (red fruits), #9 (brown fruits at first then reddish later in the season) and #10 (brown fruits). I am confident I'll find plants producing purple flowers on both sides again and therefore see fruits with purple-tinged placental tissue reappear because last year spotted leaf pattern of plants 9 and 10 is already visible in more than half of current seedlings.

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CaneDog said:
Wow! The mixed and speckled foliage is just awesome on those. Looking forward to seeing how those grow this season and, of course, how the pods turn out. Good luck!
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Thank you sir, I really hope to see some madness on the full grown plants too!
 
Excellent choices, and plants look awesome Bou, but I can't help feeling a little sad for #7 not making the cut. 😥
 
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Excellent choices, and plants look awesome Bou, but I can't help feeling a little sad for #7 not making the cut. 😥
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Thanks but don't cry DR! #7 made the cut but it's part of the BOGx line and the latest photos are of TACOx F3!
 
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BOGx F3

Last year I found a variegated branch on plant #6. I harvested only two immature pods from it, which I left on the counter hoping they would continue to ripen. After about tow weeks they started to get mushy so decided to harvest the few seeds that looked ripe.
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I sowed them all (maybe a dozen) mid-February and got 4 sprouts: 3 dark + 1 severe case of helmet head.
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Initially, I had planned to grow only one of the dark seedlings and harvest a huge amount of seeds, hoping that the variegation would reappear in one of the offspring next year. I then decided to try saving the fourth one just for the challenge. After failing with the droplet method (aka Chinese water torture), I opted for the hard way: cracking the shell open. The surgery turned out to be much more difficult than expected, but I succeeded despite leaving some nasty scars! It took the newborn some time to recover, but it managed to overcome this ordeal. As the leaves developed, I noticed lighter shades on the cotyledons and the first true leaf. At this point, I don't think these are side effects, but rather signs of variegation🧐
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Wow, that's super cool Bou! Maybe as a "basterd" it feels like has to do something extra special to be appreciated ;)

I might have missed it, but what kind of lighting do you have those under?
 
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Thanks @CaneDog ! All my babies are currently sunbathing under a MarsHydro TS600. Once up-potted they will all go from the tent to a larger table where I have another Mars plus a homemade light (2 Samsung Horticulture L2 + 1 QB18 V2 LED strips).
 
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I got my best dark colorations under T5HO at 6500K. Since transitioning to LED's, they haven't brought that out quite as well. The colors you're pulling really speak to your genetics and probably the light effectiveness as well. It's hard to see the pictures you're posting and not get the urge to plant more of the dark and mixed foliage varieties :)
 
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CaneDog said:
I got my best dark colorations under T5HO at 6500K. Since transitioning to LED's, they haven't brought that out quite as well. The colors you're pulling really speak to your genetics and probably the light effectiveness as well. It's hard to see the pictures you're posting and not get the urge to plant more of the dark and mixed foliage varieties :)
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I just checked and the Mars Hydro is rated at 3732K. I've noticed that some variegated plants lose much of their beautiful foliage under this light, but once outside it reappears on new leaves so it must be due to a combination of genetics and wavelength/intensity of light. With darker plants this seems less the case as they generally remain very dark untill the end of the season.

Also, I'm a real sucker when it comes to black/purple plants, but I don't like the ones that grow too tall with very long internodes and poor production (I had some AAx growing like this last year)... As for the urge to plant a few more, don't hold back CD ;)
 
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