⌘ Spicegeist 2013 ⌘

Today we were walloped with a snowstorm in Southwest Virginia and since I was taking some pics of the snow I thought I'd also get started with sharing my pepper progress.

My 2013 selection:

C. chinense
Red Bhuts
Yellow Bhuts
Choco Bhuts
TS Morouga Blend
TS Butch T
7 Pot Barrackpore
7 Pot Brain Strain
7 Pot Yellow
Choco Hab
Morado
Pimenta Morango
Yellow Congo
Pimenta da Neyde
Cumari do Para

C. annuum
Sonoran Chiltepin
Vietnamese Tear Jerker
Peruvian Wild
Armac Chiltepin

C. galapagoense
sp.

C. chacoense
CAP 501

C. praetermissum
Cumari Pollux

C. baccatum
Uba Tuba

C. frutescens
Indiana Pequin
Duke Pequin
Donne Sali
Ekirike
Guam Boonie
Aji Chuncho
Piri Piri
Lotabih
Tabasco

C. parvifolium
sp.

C. pubescens
Rocoto Inca
Dino Pod

Crosses
Choco Bhut x Douglah F1
Queen Laurie (C. baccatum) x Yellow Bhut F1
Aji Cristal (C. baccatum) x Brain Strain (C. chinense) F1
Sonoran Chiltepin x 7 Pot Barrackpore F1
CAP 501 (C. chacoense) x C. chinense F1
Pimenta da Neyde x Bhut F1 and F2
Douglah x Butch T
Aji Cristal (C. baccatum) x Cumari Pollux (C. praetermissum) F1
Locato x CGN19198
Florida Wild x C. chinense F1
Duke Pequin x Pimenta da Neyde
Duke Pequin x Bhut
Wiri Wiri x Bhut


Outside today:

Pots for later on:

Pimenta da Neyde x Bhut F2... I wasn't counting on purple being so dominant here, will have to pick a few from these to grow out:

Here are some of my 2013 treasures.

I was able to start four C. galapagoenses (they didn't all come up on the same date):

Some special crosses I made in 2011:

Aji Cristal (C. baccatum) x Brain Strain (C. chinense) F1:

Queen Laurie (C. baccatum) x Yellow Bhut Jolokia (C. chinense) F1:

 

[Spicegeist]

C. parvifolium:

I haven't been able to find many images of this species to tell if I am actually growing a true C. parvifolium. I found this on fatalliphoto.net, so if this is a C. parvifolium, then I'm growing the real deal:

C. parvifolium:

Older pic for comparison.

 

[Spicegeist]

Came back from a short trip and the Chiltepin x Barrackpore was a little dry. Some of the smaller fruit are starting to turn:


Detaches like the chiltepin:


Very hot and it had an unmistakable chinense taste.

A very strange plant. That fruit didn't have any seed in it, but if others do, it will be very interesting to see how they turn out.

 

[Portuge]

Wow no seeds in the pod at all, Charles you did a great job on this plant... Hopefully the rest of the pods will have seeds...

 

[Nightshade]

Nice parvifolium liking the growing habits of that plant

 

[Sanarda]

Beautiful SG. Fruit and crosses look great.

 

[stc3248]

Would be really great if they all have a low seed count! Tepins and Pequins are notoriously seedy. Plants look killer, going to be fun watching this (and all your other crosses) unfold!

 

[standbyandfire]

Update time... the air has been warming up and I've been doing the old bring 'em in bring 'em out as the temps fluctuate, a labor of love:


The glorious C. galapagoense:


Sonoran Chiltepin x 7 Pot Barrackpore F1, some fruit:




Florida Wild fruit developing, I don't know it looks a little different, may have crossed (I have another Florida Wild that is definitely a cross):


Overwintered Pimenta Morango getting going:




Leaves on my C. chacoense x Bhut:


My Pimenta da Neyde x Bhut F2:

Plants and pods look great Charles! Keep up the good work my friend.

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Hey Charles,the plants on fatalii.net are baccatum var. baccatum. I don't know the exact line on our seeds,but I can do some research. True C.parv seeds should probably be dark brown in color.My guess is they originated from jukka(fatalii.net) and aren't the true parvifolium which are a bridge species like flexuosum and pretty rare. We can keep our fingers crossed and compare notes/pics later on. They are a great looking plant either way.

 

[Spicegeist]

Chiltepin x Barrackpore, again with no seeds:

 
This is an interesting plant, grown from my saved Florida Wild seed, no idea what the other parent was (I grew it near a lot of other plants):

 

 
Have enjoyed a few galapagoenses, tiny but hot and tasty:

 
Aji Cristal x C. praetermissum flowers, two different plants:

 

 
C. chacoense x Bhut about to flower:

 

[stc3248]

Geez SG...I can only take so much awesomeness! I was hoping for a LOW seed count...not NO seed count! Maybe its just the first few pods?!?! Hope so, otherwise better get to cloning! Plants and pics look perfect! Keep it up!

 

[Portuge]

Ok since theres no seeds to give out Im putting my order in for 5 clones...

 

[Spicegeist]

Geez SG...I can only take so much awesomeness! I was hoping for a LOW seed count...not NO seed count! Maybe its just the first few pods?!?! Hope so, otherwise better get to cloning! Plants and pics look perfect! Keep it up!

 
I've actually already rooted one cutting...

 

[Spicegeist]

Here's a "Dino Pod" C. pubescens, pic taken the other week:

 
 
Pics from today...
 
The first flower on one of my two Aji Cristal (C. baccatum) x Cumari Pollux (C. praetermissum) crosses:

 
Some of the native ladybugs I ordered getting busy:

 
 
Plants are liking the warmer weather:

 
C. galapagoense:

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Love bugs!

 

[Spicegeist]

I was so relieved to receive these little critters, I hope they lay a million eggs.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

I was so relieved to receive these little critters, I hope they lay a million eggs.

I have been very lucky the last few seasons to have hundreds of babies all over my yard, mainly in my apple tree eating all the bad bugs! 

 

[stc3248]

You got  some of the craziest stuff going on over here! I love it almost as much as those ladybugs love each other!

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Nice looking plants

 

[Spicegeist]

You got  some of the craziest stuff going on over here! I love it almost as much as those ladybugs love each other!

 
 
Next year I will try to focus it a little more.  I'm in the process of figuring out a strategy to grow fewer plants.  My dream is to only grow 10 or 12 plants.

 

[Portuge]

Thats the hardest decision your gonna be making there... To many varieties to choose from and to narrow it down to only 10...