Rob,
Feel absolutely free to tell me your needs!
No; I do NOT grow in ISO except for when I'm trying to bring a cross to stabilize; often, more often than not, crosses are happy accidents that we try to perpetuate in ISO to get to F6+ which means the hybrid is now stable. Then again, there are people on here, me being one, who wonders what X would taste like if crossed with Y with Y being the mother and X being father, as crosses can go in different directions, genetically speaking. Mama and Papas. And such.
As a dear, dear old friend on this site told me a long time ago when I asked the same question, "Yeah, sure: the major seed companies grow fields of bhuts in total isolation from morugas. Riiiight." No; they don't. And given that they don't and we buy seed from them, isn't it amazing that a Douglah--by the way I have those too--turns out to be a Douglah the following year??!! Usually they do.
I do grow some plants in isolation and have created specific raised beds FAR from pepper fields to keep genetics as pure as possible, for the purpose stated above, stabilizing. But dang, a winged bug can span some distance even then. Some people use cloth/bags, and have done that but is easier for me to use space to iso because have the space to grow "a ways" from the major field. Have saved seeds long time and again, still working on same Douglah seed had when seed pods 4 years ago. Same seed stock.
Peace, hon!
Annie
Feel absolutely free to tell me your needs!
No; I do NOT grow in ISO except for when I'm trying to bring a cross to stabilize; often, more often than not, crosses are happy accidents that we try to perpetuate in ISO to get to F6+ which means the hybrid is now stable. Then again, there are people on here, me being one, who wonders what X would taste like if crossed with Y with Y being the mother and X being father, as crosses can go in different directions, genetically speaking. Mama and Papas. And such.
As a dear, dear old friend on this site told me a long time ago when I asked the same question, "Yeah, sure: the major seed companies grow fields of bhuts in total isolation from morugas. Riiiight." No; they don't. And given that they don't and we buy seed from them, isn't it amazing that a Douglah--by the way I have those too--turns out to be a Douglah the following year??!! Usually they do.
I do grow some plants in isolation and have created specific raised beds FAR from pepper fields to keep genetics as pure as possible, for the purpose stated above, stabilizing. But dang, a winged bug can span some distance even then. Some people use cloth/bags, and have done that but is easier for me to use space to iso because have the space to grow "a ways" from the major field. Have saved seeds long time and again, still working on same Douglah seed had when seed pods 4 years ago. Same seed stock.
Peace, hon!
Annie
"Metric buttload." "Metric Buttload" should be name of a band. 
. That's a good thing, a definite sign of a head, OCD chili-head.
. Peace 
You be just fine, man! 