Okay, I've intended to start this thread for awhile now. The impetus for this is a couple of plants I grew last year. They were White Bhut Jolokias, seed for which I got from PepperLover. While the majority of plants grown from those seeds were true to type, two produced yellow pods instead of white. Judy tells me the White BJ was created by crossing a Yellow BJ with a White Habanero, so it's not surprising a plant might revert to yellow.
In any case, this is what those "not white" pods looked like:
You can read what I had to say about them in my 2013 glog here. Long story short, it is a superior pod in size, shape, texture, heat level, flavor and fragrance. The pods have a very distinct banana fragrance to them, enough that even I could smell it, and I normally have difficulty smelling the fruity overtones of peppers. The plants were healthy and productive, though I don't recall anything particularly distinctive about them, other than the pods.
Compare those to the regular Yellow Bhut Jolokia, seed also from Judy:
I know there are other variations of the Yellow BJ out there, as well, but I think attempting to stabilize this "not white" is an effort worth pursuing.
I've already distributed seeds to a few people, and while they are not obligated to participate here (since I hadn't thought of this thread when I sent them the seeds), I hope they will choose to participate. I have plenty of seeds for others who wish to participate, but a limited postage budget. So I'll send free seeds post-paid to the first ten people who post here asking for them, who either have a current grow log or had one last year, and also agree to participate in this community grow log.
It may turn out that none of the seeds produce plants that match the parent, but the more people growing, the better the chances. If the phenotype does reproduce and we can stabilize it, it will be a nice addition to the BJ family.
Edit: PS - I can really only cover postage to US destinations.
Edit: - Cleaned up grammar.
In any case, this is what those "not white" pods looked like:
You can read what I had to say about them in my 2013 glog here. Long story short, it is a superior pod in size, shape, texture, heat level, flavor and fragrance. The pods have a very distinct banana fragrance to them, enough that even I could smell it, and I normally have difficulty smelling the fruity overtones of peppers. The plants were healthy and productive, though I don't recall anything particularly distinctive about them, other than the pods.
Compare those to the regular Yellow Bhut Jolokia, seed also from Judy:
I know there are other variations of the Yellow BJ out there, as well, but I think attempting to stabilize this "not white" is an effort worth pursuing.
I've already distributed seeds to a few people, and while they are not obligated to participate here (since I hadn't thought of this thread when I sent them the seeds), I hope they will choose to participate. I have plenty of seeds for others who wish to participate, but a limited postage budget. So I'll send free seeds post-paid to the first ten people who post here asking for them, who either have a current grow log or had one last year, and also agree to participate in this community grow log.
It may turn out that none of the seeds produce plants that match the parent, but the more people growing, the better the chances. If the phenotype does reproduce and we can stabilize it, it will be a nice addition to the BJ family.
Edit: PS - I can really only cover postage to US destinations.
Edit: - Cleaned up grammar.
Except for newpeppergrower, and it's still early, the USPS is batting 1.000.
Brought the seeds and some trays/soil with me to Houston last week , and instead of a "few days", it has turned into several weeks worth as of yesterday, so my precautionary measure(bringing the stuff with me just in case) will pay off at least! The "not white"will hit some dirt tomorrow or Sunday, all I need to do is pick up a heat light somewhere first.
