video Now those are what you call a scotch bonnet!

[ahayastani]

That really is a long time

Bienvenido al tropico... 34ºC today and it's winter.

Lento y contento is local life wisdom.

 

[MarcV]

If 34°C is winter then I don't want to know what your summers are like...
Feel relaxed already by watching that clip

 

[MarcV]

Anyone successfully growing this?

 

[OZZZ]

I just ordered a few packs of these, had to they are perfect specimens and it’s rare to find a breeder that grows no other plants to avoid cross contamination *and* selects seed stock from only the properly shaped pods.

Great link guys thanks for posting it up

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Anyone successfully growing this?

I've got a pack of seeds. Both rounds I put down germinated, but both failed to sprout. I'll try again next year.

 

[Downriver]

Lost my starts as well. Maybe they'll fare better in 2023.

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Lost my starts as well. Maybe they'll fare better in 2023.

Next year I'm going to let them stand up in the germinator afore I stick 'em in the cups. Figuring they were vigorous, I only waited for radicles to appear this year.

 

[MarcV]

I wouldn't exactly call them vigorous. They were certainly not among the strongest seedlings in my experience...

 

[JGBaxter59]

I was looking around today and noticed these folks now have an Etsy shop where you can order seeds.
Link here.

 

[Karpasruuti]

I was looking around today and noticed these folks now have an Etsy shop where you can order seeds.
Link here.

He has the best looking Scotch Bonnet. Does he taste the flavour too? Or just by looks?

 

[JGBaxter59]

I think he saves seeds by looks. He does a video where he ranks them as class a seeds, class b seeds, etc. Kinda like how the MOA in Jamaica defines it.

 

[MarcV]

I was looking around today and noticed these folks now have an Etsy shop where you can order seeds.
Link here.

Shipping costs on etsy are really high (€16.38)... way more than what I paid when I ordered mine...

 

[JGBaxter59]

The Etsy page for this says free shipping... maybe that's just for addresses here in the US.

 

[MarcV]

Indeed, when I enter a US postal code, shipping is free...
Fortunately I have my seeds in hand already

 

[spicy.curry]

I just ordered a few packs of these, had to they are perfect specimens and it’s rare to find a breeder that grows no other plants to avoid cross contamination *and* selects seed stock from only the properly shaped pods.

Great link guys thanks for posting it up

My understanding is that selecting the best pods is a flawed technique. Entire plants should be selected for their traits, rather than individual pods. A seed from a badly shaped pod, from a plant that produces mostly properly shaped pods, is fine for seeds. A seed from a perfectly shaped pod, from a plant that produces only rare properly shaped pods, is the bad choice.

 

[MarcV]

I absolutely agree. Nevertheless they manage to grow plants that produce very nice looking fruits...

 

[Karpasruuti]

My understanding is that selecting the best pods is a flawed technique. Entire plants should be selected for their traits, rather than individual pods. A seed from a badly shaped pod, from a plant that produces mostly properly shaped pods, is fine for seeds. A seed from a perfectly shaped pod, from a plant that produces only rare properly shaped pods, is the bad choice.

A good point. They should select best looking pods and re-cross and keep it going until you start to get only a good looking pods

 

[MarcV]

Some growing advise from the Humble Servants Homestead

 

[OZZZ]

I ordered a few packs of these and have one of them above ground now. Not sure where it’s going just yet but it’s still just a tiny seedling so there’s still plenty of time to decide

 

[MarcV]

Anyone still growing this in 2023?