Peppers Crossed

recruiterg · August 12, 2013

My Santa Fe Grande and Jalapeno plants are really messed up this year. Only 2 of 5 Santa Fe Grande resemble the real thing and only 1 of 5 Jalapeno plants resemble the real Jalapeno. The only thing I did different last year was grow a Bhut Jolokia plant in a pot in close proximity to the other pepper plants. Is Bhut Jolokia more prone to cross with other varieties? The plants that do not resemble the original are not particularly hot. If a pepper crossed with Bhut Jolokia would it necessarily be hot?

Mojave · August 12, 2013

I don't know much about genetics, but yes chinense can cross with an annuum.

August 12, 2013	#1
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Peppers Crossed My Santa Fe Grande and Jalapeno plants are really messed up this year. Only 2 of 5 Santa Fe Grande resemble the real thing and only 1 of 5 Jalapeno plants resemble the real Jalapeno. The only thing I did different last year was grow a Bhut Jolokia plant in a pot in close proximity to the other pepper plants. Is Bhut Jolokia more prone to cross with other varieties? The plants that do not resemble the original are not particularly hot. If a pepper crossed with Bhut Jolokia would it necessarily be hot?

August 12, 2013	#2
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	I don't know much about genetics, but yes chinense can cross with an annuum. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide