Pepper project 2007 - #3

[nctomatoman]

A few years ago I was in a garden and nabbed a ripe fruit off an unnamed, purple leaf plant - definitely a hot pepper. Over the past few years I've gotten close to stabilizing three distinct types - a purple foliaged, very compact plant with small cones that go from purple to orange to red, which I've named Gemstone; a deep green foliaged compact plant that is covered with slender peppers that go from yellow to lavendar to orange to red, which I've named Bouquet, and a green foliaged compact plant that is covered with slender peppers that go from ivory to orange to red - no name yet. Here are the three that I am working on, in that order....this year I am growing some out to further their stabilization. I will keep things updated in this thread.

[Patrina_Pepperina]

All three of them are very attractive plants Craig! The fruit colours are incredible too, just beautiful 8)

I've really missed growing peppers this season, and want to grow out some of the many seeds I have next spring.

Patrina

[nctomatoman]

My plan is to save plenty of seeds to include along with the Dwarf tomato seeds - I would like the SH Chile Heads to play along with me on some of these experiments!

[Patrina_Pepperina]

Originally Posted by nctomatoman

My plan is to save plenty of seeds to include along with the Dwarf tomato seeds - I would like the SH Chile Heads to play along with me on some of these experiments!

That'd be fun Craig - certainly Grub, Mantis. Skip and I all usually grow some chillies!

PP

[sirtanon]

Love the look of those peppers, Craig.. especially the 1st and 2nd ones. Will those of us in the SW NH be included in that pepper share too?

[nctomatoman]

Here are the pictures of 06-21 and 06-37 from last year - that I am trying to stabilize (no name yet for 06-21, Bouquet for 06-37), then will come those that I am growing out this year from saved seed - 2 selection of 06-21, and 3 from 06-37.

[obispo45]

Craig, all three of those projects sound like a good time, and time obviously well spent. This particular project of your many endeavours intrigues me the most, since many(the ones I've grown anyway) of the peppers that have purplish and/or "unique" foliage have done very well here in a rather short but variable growing season. I've performed 4 crosses so far this season, 3 of them incorporating the Hungarian Black chile. Goes without saying that only time will tell. If for nothing else I'm a sucker for really cool foliage.

On a more personal note, I'm outraged!! I can't do all that cut and paste stuff but I quote; " ....Well, somehow, a ripe fruit found its way into my pocket." Think that was your template for project 1?? I hear ya man. Thats maybe happened to me 2 or 3 times too, the darndest thing!! Who used to host that Unsolved Mysteries show??

[nctomatoman]

Yes, odd how the occasional African Violet leaf, piece of unusual Salvia plant, or ripe pepper pod just leaps into one's pockets!

As things start to stabilize in my projects, I will certainly have enough seed to send a ripe pod here or there for those interested to try them out. What is great about hot peppers is that you can get a good read on plants in very small pots - all of my growouts this year for the hot ornamentals are in pots that are a foot tall but only 6 inches in diameter - and they are thriving!

[nctomatoman]

Talk about lots of variation! I am showing pictures of the various plants that are growing from saved seed - these are from 06-21 (slender white to orange red fruit - first 2 pics), 06-33 (slender purple to orange to red fruit, next 5 pics), 06-36 and 06-37 (long cone shaped purple to red, dark green foliage, 3 plants each - next 6 pics), and 06-72 (purple foliage, small multicolored cones, last 3 pics). None of these are remotely stable, and there are some really nice ones to stabilize and name.

[feldon30]

My goodness! You're gonna end up with your own seed catalog of 10-15 varieties if you're not careful.

So these are all hot pepper varieties?

[nctomatoman]

Yes. All edible, all hot, all good to dry. The real advantage to most of them is that they are very compact, so grow well in small pots, in flower gardens, borders, etc. And everything came from a single pod I happened to find in an arboretum garden! I suspect that the bees have injected some additional genes into the mix - but, who cares - it's fun to play with these. I hope to save quite a bit of seed from each, in case anyone else wants to play along!

[obispo45]

Holy guacamole Batman!!! I'll play along Craig!! Those are looking like lots of fun. Just awesome fruit color. As an avid chile head/pepper fan/backyard Capsicum Genetic engineering guy/etc, with a passion for growing in pots and basically unlimited space, please get in touch with me after the season. Sounded like I just placed a personal ad. in the ag/horticulture classified section of the local paper...LOL. All kidding aside I'd be obviously happy to assist you. Might have one or two you'd be interested in as well(gonna try to post some pics of those before the holiday). Cheers!

[nctomatoman]

I will take these one at a time. First, plant and fruit of Gemstone (06-72 from last year), and this year's three selections (two pics each, plant and fruit).

Variations on a theme with these three, with the first very similar to Gemstone.

[nctomatoman]

Now, two slightly different, yet to be stabilized and named selections (that were very similar to each other last year), 06-36 (3 selections, pics of plant and flower for each) and 06-33 (5 selections, ditto). A few very new types popped up, but lots of similar ones too. Interesting genetics!

[nctomatoman]

Last few - 06-37 and 06-21. Pics of each from last year, and the selections I am growing this year (3 of 06-37, 2 of 06-21 - plant then fruit pics). I found what I was looking for and then some! (where did that long, tall, slender green one come from?!)