Reapers?
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Welcome to the forum!
Because of the popularity of this strain it's bastardized by anyone and everyone who grows them non-isolated then spreads these tainted seeds though those interested in growing it... See below for a pic from Cayenne Diane's website.
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Welcome to the forum!
Because of the popularity of this strain it's bastardized by anyone and everyone who grows them non-isolated then spreads these tainted seeds though those interested in growing it... See below for a pic from Cayenne Diane's website.
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In my opinion the seeds were not true to type. If you look at a few of what you have there, the more smooth bodied pods appear to be more like the Butch T, there are a few that scream bishop crown to me and a few that resemble a combination of the reaper and Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. So I do not believe that you got true to type seeds. If you have some left over, I would try it again and carefully document your findings.
CraftyFox said:These are some I got from the market that look similar to yours.. It's like getting 3 peppers instead of one!
Where'd you say you got those seeds? Did you notice a lot of variance in heat level between the different plants?
Those look like a mix of butch-t or similar (cap shaped), bhut jolokia or 7-pot original (teardrop shape), and that top one looks like it almost wanted to be a brainstrain.
Whoever that came from... those aren't reapers.
Reapers from our farm:
top middle
on plant
in hand
compare to brainstrain (not ripe)
From what I've seen here and on FB, ppl growing Reapers from seeds that they bought directly from Puckerbutt show a helluva lot of variation. You'll possibly get markedly different phenos on the same plant. This strain was never stabilized.
This seems to be a recurring problem. Best remedy send to be sticking with more stable strains. For high-SHU trees Superhots, I'll suggest 7Pot Brainstrains and Primos.
This seems to be a recurring problem. Best remedy send to be sticking with more stable strains. For high-SHU trees Superhots, I'll suggest 7Pot Brainstrains and Primos.
There ain't nothing wrong with the plants. They are all Jah's/ God's/ Allah's/ Vishnu's/ Boognish's l'il sprouts, and s/he loves every one of'm. If you enjoy the pods and the plants are strong and make you happy, ride that wave for as long as you can, especially bc you probably cannot count on replicating those results, even with seeds from the same source.
