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Variegated Jalapeno Grow Log

So a couple years back when I was working on a commercial grow for a greenhouse I spotted this guy when I was sorting through a few dozen of our Jalapenos in 512 cell trays.  It wasn't likely to be a cross, as the seeds came from isolated seed stock from a company that only sells to nurseries. None of the other plants we had ended up looking like this. I was keeping a close eye on them.  We didn't offer any variegated peppers there at the time, so I had a hunch it was something special.  I took it home with me and tossed it in a SOLO cup.  
 
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Where I found him:
 
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A bit later on that season I snapped a few more pics of the plant.  
 
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I waited for the pods to ripen and saved seeds, hoping for good things.   They took a long time to ripen and were quite corked.  Unfortunate that I didn't think to take better photos at the time:
 
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Shortly afterwards I started some of those seeds and these guys turned up:
 
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This is about as far as I managed with them, as I moved three hours away and started a new job.  Many of my plants were severely neglected for a span of a few months and all but one of them kicked the bucket.  I'm happy that I sent out seeds for these to several folks (who did have success with them!) and I am starting to grow some more thanks to Paul G and Chris Phillips. 
 
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That's where I am right now!  Hopefully Canedog, Paul and Chris will chime in with their experience growing them.

Cheers.
 
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Acprkit said:
Just received my seeds! Four of each are currently soaking for a couple hours and will then be put in starter trays.

I didn’t realize that the pods also showed the variegation - excited to see what emerges.
To me, the coolest part is that the leaf color/variegation
at the pod's node predicts the pod's variegation pattern.

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Hurray for USPS   :party:  I'm glad they made it there, 
Patrick. Especially at the peak of holiday season!
 
Here's to success with those seeds. I am  holding
my breath until someone gets them to sprout. I can't
wait to see that cool greenhouse space full of varie-
gated jalapeños! 
 
Unfortunately, I will be waiting 8 weeks - won't start mine
until first part of March   :mope:
 
catchthebear said:
Hey Paul!  Your seeds are all definitely viable!  I had success with each batch you sent along.  Some pics from a minute ago!  
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Hey, Matt, great news to start the new year and
new season!  I am chomping at the bit to plant
mine, but need to wait until March. I'll get some
vicarious thrills from yours!
 
Looks like some white foliage here and there!
 
Happy New Year, good buddy!
 
Geez, Matt, you make it hard for me to
wait on sowing my VJ seeds  :rofl:
 
So cool that they are still chugging along
in good form. Will be watching yours
closely.
 
The fragilis is the baccatum L var baccatum,
discovered in Wales, correct? Be sure to post
some about that in the Wild, Indeed thread!
 
PaulG said:
Geez, Matt, you make it hard for me to
wait on sowing my VJ seeds  :rofl:
 
So cool that they are still chugging along
in good form. Will be watching yours
closely.
 
The fragilis is the baccatum L var baccatum,
discovered in Wales, correct? Be sure to post
some about that in the Wild, Indeed thread!
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Now Paul hold to your deadline if you start I'll probably cave
 
Acprkit said:
8/8 of my seeds have now germinated. Now the wait begins to see what the true leaves look like! All cotyledons are green.


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Wow, that calms my anxiety about the seeds
not being viable! Now I'm really excited to see
what yours turn out like.
 
Mr.joe said:
This is a cool glog. I was watching the VG in your grows last year, I like having the story all in one place. It's too bad that the white foliage actually cripples the plant. I'll follow along to see what you guys grow
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Thanks, Joe! I think my goal there is to
have a plant that has enough green foliage
to support some interesting white variegations.
Anytime you want in, just say the word.
 
 
Thanks, Joe! I think my goal there is to
have a plant that has enough green foliage
to support some interesting white variegations.
Anytime you want in, just say the word.[/quote]

Thanks Paul, but I'm gonna sit this one out. I get seeds faster than I grow them. This year I'm going really basic, next year who knows...
 
Acprkit said:
Found a circa 1964 article describing what we’re seeing with these peppers - white/green variegation at different levels across different plants.

https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/55/2/79/862613?redirectedFrom=fulltext


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Acprkit said:
Found a circa 1964 article describing what we’re seeing with these peppers - white/green variegation at different levels across different plants.

https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/55/2/79/862613?redirectedFrom=fulltext


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Thanks for that, Patrick!
 
The description on the first page I could access
pretty much matched my observations of the plant
I had last year. Mine must have been the mottled
variety.
 
The paper noted that the variegation and dwarf genes were closely related - I wonder if the plants could be dwarfs rather than just slower growing?


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