chinense Yellow King Naga aka Yellow fever !

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

They say " Every day's a school day "

Yesterday I learnt that a chilli pepper known as "Yellow fever" is in fact a natural colour variation of the King Naga and not a cross as I had assumed from its very different shape/pheno type.

A bit like the Black Naga in fact is a Black variation of the King Naga but simply referred to as Black Naga rather than Black King Naga and likewise the Mustard Naga in fact being Mustard King Naga but simply referred to as Mustard.

I'm assuming the Black came from the Red and the Yellow and Mustard from the Black Variation/mutation ??

I also realise I do not know much about natural colour mutations in chillies example those above recessive, dominate etc and how they work.

Can anyone advise a nice "simple" web resource to explain? Please...........

I would be interested in more history of the King Naga I understand its a relatively new strain / variety from Bangladesh ? But mostly developed further in the USA.

 

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

Still trying to find a good source of information on the history of the King Naga..........


In the mean time here's what ittle bitty Yellow Fever's look like

 

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

I sowed these Yellow Fever seeds first germinated after 11 day's on the window sill in the kitchen....that was 4th June too late to fruit here in the UK but I thought I'd try and "over winter" the biggest strongest of these very late sown plants.

I started off with half a dozen or so and I'm now down to the 3 or 4 strongest

One of the contenders........

My Yellow Fever seedlings seem pretty strong robust fast growing variety.......

I've never over wintered such late sown plants.......have you guys ?

I'd welcome the input ................

 

[MarcV]

It's never too early to get started!

 

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

The Yellow Fever specimen I've selected from the seedlings now in 2 litre pot, remarkable growth from June to now !

Plan is to grow it on till late season then hopefully over winter to trial in 2025

It has had a little battle with aphids and has a few funky looking leaves up top but overall very healthy looking and starting to produce side branches.

It's already "Y"d and now producing buds not enough season left to produce pod's so I'll probably remove all the buds to promote it overall grow ready for over wintering.

 

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

My Yellow Fever is still out in the greenhouse night temperatures now 8oC to 10oC not much more happening with the buds but I'm not going to get fruit.

When I decide to bring it in for over wintering I'll cut it back remove all the soil wash the root's cut them back and put in into a 1litre pot with fresh compost, blood and bone meal and tonsof perlite.