Just getting this started so I can get a url.
I will post more about this in a couple of days.
Happy New Year, 2021!
I will post more about this in a couple of days.
Happy New Year, 2021!
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Wild, Indeed, Community Thread
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I haven't started many new wilds recently, I've mainly just been maintaining my old overwinters, but I started some Tovarii and Galapagoense seeds 3 or 4 months back. We had a storm Tuesday and power was out for 48 hours leading to sub 50F / 10C household and seed temperatures. Within 24 hours of the heat coming back on, up popped this little galapagoense at day 90 after planting. Amazing how these guys can take so long sometimes and still be viable. Now I'm hoping to see a Tovarii sprout after 120 days!
The fuzzy little guy photobombing on the left is a a brown rocoto.
The fuzzy little guy photobombing on the left is a a brown rocoto.
Just realised I never came back on this. It never set any pods at all - guess I need to grow some new seed out and get it a dance partner for next year.
Florida wild bird producing some nice little pods now and showing no sign of slowing for winter
Nice! It's surprising how well some of the wild varieties do with late season production. Lanceolatum stand out as one that will produce very late in the season and even sometimes in the cold of my garage while overwintering. I have a Chilpaya Tuxtlas in my garage right now that is covered in little red pods that set late in the season.
There is atleast one that is equal to or even more tolerant of the cold than C.flexuosum. And many like you say do surprisingly well in a low lit,freezing cold garage for 8 months.
Indoor young C.rhomboideum being overly keen
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90 days from sowing to helmet head, Rabenii x Tovarii F2. With careful selection I should be able to make something that produces viable seeds but takes eternity-1 to germinate. Has to be a market for it 
I do have a couple of more mature F2s for this that I’ve kept ticking over in small pots. Plan to release them outside once weather allows to stretch their roots and see what I get.
I do have a couple of more mature F2s for this that I’ve kept ticking over in small pots. Plan to release them outside once weather allows to stretch their roots and see what I get.