Hi all,
About 2-3 months ago, I purchased a Bhut Jolokia plant from a local garden centre in a 3" pot (the label shows a pic of red ghost).
I had a pretty good success with it, but it turns out that there were two plants in it and one is definitely not the red ghost pepper.
The pale yellow pods suggest it may be the white ghost, but many of them seem to have a scorpion like tail, so I'm not so sure.
Can someone help ID this?
Is it expected to turn red on maturity as well, just like the red ghost pepper?
If not, how can I tell if it's fully mature and ready for harvest?
Lastly, these peppers are growing in the same pot and are open pollinated.
Is it reasonable to expect that the resulting seeds will be true-to-type?
Thanks!
The unknown pepper with some red ghost pods on the left and in the back
Red Ghost pods growing in the same pot (if the label is correct).
About 2-3 months ago, I purchased a Bhut Jolokia plant from a local garden centre in a 3" pot (the label shows a pic of red ghost).
I had a pretty good success with it, but it turns out that there were two plants in it and one is definitely not the red ghost pepper.
The pale yellow pods suggest it may be the white ghost, but many of them seem to have a scorpion like tail, so I'm not so sure.
Can someone help ID this?
Is it expected to turn red on maturity as well, just like the red ghost pepper?
If not, how can I tell if it's fully mature and ready for harvest?
Lastly, these peppers are growing in the same pot and are open pollinated.
Is it reasonable to expect that the resulting seeds will be true-to-type?
Thanks!
The unknown pepper with some red ghost pods on the left and in the back
Red Ghost pods growing in the same pot (if the label is correct).