I'm growing a very limited number of plants during the Winter. These are all crosses and I'm starting them early in case they inherit any extra-long season traits.
SG Winter 2012
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I didn't really notice the smell from mine either. Maybe faintly too. I thought maybe just because it was young, but I have heard certain--still unknown?--conditions possibly trigger it.
Inspired I went and cross-pollinated my own wild today. It's no C. galapagoense but I crossed a C. chacoense with a baccatum and a C. annuum with chaco. Also inspired, they shall remain a mystery.Now to play the waiting game and see if they take!
Excellent... chacoense is genetically interesting, that would be really nice if you get some seed from that...
Plants look great I like how the pimenta x bhut flower looks can not wait to see it set pod for you. What are you expecting or want for the pod to look like for the color.
For F1 we'll just see the dominant traits expressed, F2 is where it's at. I'll just select for purple seedlings at that point. Here's a pic of the first fruit:
http://thehotpepper...._20#entry737270
Updates on my interspecific F1 crosses:
Here is the C. galapagoense pod produced with pollen from a non-galapagoense parent:
Charles the plant looks great the Bhut Jolokia x PDN black I have is all purple like the typical PDN starts off I also started some Galapagos Issabella seeds this week do have any advice becuase I heard they are very finicky plants that take a long time to pod up.
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
Galapagoense can take a while, the trick is finding a way to keep them moist during that wait, but not so moist that fungus will eat them away...
Thanks, that is a very unusual cross... I hope it survives to produce some fruit... it ought to be weird...
Pimenta da Neyde x Bhut Jolokia F1 is looking great. Instead of turning purple when exposed to light these pods seem to get a brown sun tan. The Bhut characteristics are very dominant here, I can't wait for these pods to ripen so I can start F2 on this one!
You're right about the calyx, I hadn't noticed that, must be the annuum in the Neyde. Early pods indeed, hybrid vigor rocks!
Pod look great can not wait to see the color transition
Update time, pics taken today:
Nice Bhut-like pod shape:
Nice Bhut-like pod shape:
VERY nice!! 
I love the coloring.
I love the coloring.VERY nice!!
Thank you gents. I'm keeping this in a 1-gallon pot since I don't have enough space, but once the Spring comes I'll pot it up and see how big the pods get. These four peppers should give me enough F2 seed to play with.
What a relief, I finally got a C. galapagoense to sprout 
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Ha, I don't even know, I'd given up on them and then saw a tiny hook one day. One out of probably 10 or so seeds...
That is a nice tan on the pods can not wait to see you start the F-2 let me know how on the flavor and heat. The pubs on the Galapagoense look awesome.
I'll go ahead and wrap this up since 2012 is just about over and I am already starting my 2013 seedlings.
Never before seen, unnamed crosses
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Donne Sali
C. galapagoense with three cotyledons:
Never before seen, unnamed crosses
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Donne Sali
C. galapagoense with three cotyledons:
Nice healthy little babies, Charles!
Are the hairy ones Galapo crosses?
Are the hairy ones Galapo crosses?