⌘ 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:

 

[Trippa]

Looking good spice. Love the sound of those crosses!! Best of luck with the season ahead

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Love the ocean mural on your window! And to think I thought you were only good at chile crosses.

 

[Spicegeist]

Nothing too exciting happening, just a little update:

Aji Cristal (C. baccatum) x Cumari Pollux (C. praetermissum) about to flower:

Neyde x Bhut F2:

Galapagoense wants to flower:

Praetermissum seedling, nice and furry:

Too many Florida Wild seedlings, I'll just see what happens, they're extras at this point:

 

[Sanarda]

Looking great. Cant wait to see how the Neyde Bhut does. Sounds like an interesting cross to say the least.

 

[Spicegeist]

Looking great. Cant wait to see how the Neyde Bhut does. Sounds like an interesting cross to say the least.

Thanks P., I only ended up keeping a couple of those Neyde x Bhut F2s, this one looks like it'll darken up like I wanted it to...

 

[Jamison]

Looking good man!

 

[gasificada]

Charles, the buds on the Aji Cristal x Cumari Pollux look interesting! Can't wait to see what happens next! (i.e. the actual flowers and fruit)

 

[Spicegeist]

Thanks Jamison...

Charles, the buds on the Aji Cristal x Cumari Pollux look interesting! Can't wait to see what happens next! (i.e. the actual flowers and fruit)

Yeah, me too gasi... I'll definitely take pics as the story unfolds...

 

[DocNrock]

Those seedlings and small plants look great. Is that a bud forming in the Neyde x Bhut picture? Awesome!

 

[Spicegeist]

Those seedlings and small plants look great. Is that a bud forming in the Neyde x Bhut picture? Awesome!

Thanks DocN... no buds, just another leaf for now...

 

[Spicegeist]

C. Baccatum x C. Praetermissum F1 flower:

Choco bhut x Douglah, leaves are taking the characteristic Douglah shape:

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Nice stellate shape on that flower. I noticed some of my c.praet flowers had a rotate shape. Did you use the pollux in that cross? Let's see the calyx on that beauty!!!

 

[Jamison]

Awesome photos! Plants look healthy.

 

[JJJessee]

Really robust plants you got going there Mr. Spicey and superb photography to match.

We have gotten a lot more snow than our ten year average it seems. I kinda like it.

I'm a first-timer with pepper seed -just now getting them in the mix. I got a lot to learn.
Good to know there is some pepper growing talent on this end of the state.
I live up on the So. Fork but my garden is at my business down off 81 near the TN line.
When the garden gets to growing, stop and see me if you're down this way.

JJJ

 

[Spicegeist]

Nice stellate shape on that flower. I noticed some of my c.praet flowers had a rotate shape. Did you use the pollux in that cross? Let's see the calyx on that beauty!!!

A little blurry, but you can see it here:

 

[Pr0digal_son]

I just read above and saw the calyx and what the parents were. My bad on that last post. The pollux seems to be pretty hairy,maybe I will grow them out this year,I have some seeds.

 

[Portuge]

Plants are looking great... Your galapagoense is coming along nicely...

 

[Hammerfall]

Nice glog!

 

[capsidadburn]

Always amazing Charles! Look forward to your season's progress.

Mike

 

[Spicegeist]

Time for a little update...

Sonoran Chiltepin x 7 Pot Barrackpore wants to flower, but probably not enough light or heat for it to go much further at this point:

Up close and personal with Cumari Pollux (C. praetermissum):

Dino Rocoto:

Some Yellow Bhuts awaiting warmer weather:

These things grow too fast, trying to keep them in their tiny pots as long as I can...

Aji Cristal x Brainstrain on top and Queen Laurie x Yellow Bhut below:

Armac Chiltepin: