Breeding projects and some trials

WhippoorwillG · June 17, 2013

This year I am working on 3 habanero breeding projects and trialing about 6 other varieties. All in good fun.

Chinese Five Color (obtained in a seed swap) is by far the fastest fruiting hot pepper I have ever grown. Also a great ornamental. However it has almost no flavor aside from the heat.....which is also up there for an early pepper.

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Minnesota Mato · June 18, 2013

What are the habanero projects? I have been growing out some habanero x jalapeno crosses myself. Your plants look beautiful, way ahead of mine!

peppero · June 18, 2013

i hope you have great success. habaneros are a favorite of mine.

jon

WVTomatoMan · June 18, 2013

It looks like PI 446900 is growing upright which is a bit of a twist. Keep us posted on the heat and flavor profile. The purple stem and fruit look interesting. I wonder what color they'll be when ripe?

I too am working on some breeding projects. I wonder if a breeding thread should be started.

Anyhow great job, keep up the good work and good luck.

Randy

WhippoorwillG · June 18, 2013

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Originally Posted by WVTomatoMan

It looks like PI 446900 is growing upright which is a bit of a twist. Keep us posted on the heat and flavor profile. The purple stem and fruit look interesting. I wonder what color they'll be when ripe?

I too am working on some breeding projects. I wonder if a breeding thread should be started.

Anyhow great job, keep up the good work and good luck.

Randy

All three are different pictures above. The PI 446900 is my first time growing it. It is somewhat upright?? The second pic is actually a purple cayenne and the third is the Five Color, which also has some nice coloration.

Thr habanero project is 3 growouts of interesting f2s between 2 orange chinense. One, a mushroom scotch bonnet type with high heat levels, late maturation, krinkly skin, and moderate to light production. The other a longer, smooth skinned, lower heat, earlier maturation, and higher yields.

These are all from one of the three projects, which is quicker than the other two trials. Neither of those has a fruit at this stage of development.

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Mojave · June 18, 2013

Nice looking plants Mark! When did you set them out?

WhippoorwillG · June 18, 2013

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Nice looking plants Mark! When did you set them out?

Around the end of the first week of may.

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WhippoorwillG · August 3, 2013

I have now had time to observe fruits and make some decisions for next year. I also stumbled upon some Tab-Hab hybrids from the cross pollination from last year. They are very interesting, as they have the habanero flavoring on a plant with erect fruit and larger than tabasco fruits that have great flavor, mostly resembling habanero.

The one trait that I started the whole project for, has proven elusive.

Last year I had an uneven ripening plant that I called Spot. A small portion of the sidewall on the "fins" of the fruit never ripened, remaining green. It made for a beautiful pepper, which I had hoped to recreate. I will try again next year, but I have about six new lines to work past F4 that definitely show promise.

I will try to get some pics of the selections and get some feedback.

Fred Hempel · August 3, 2013

Nice looking peppers!

WhippoorwillG · August 9, 2013

Thanks Fred.

Below is a picture of some of the fruits from the original three plantimgs along with the surprise crosses that appeared in the plantout.

Shapes and sizes are all over the map. Unfortunately, some of the more unique are also the lower yielding plants, so finding something worthy of sharing may take quite a while. It is still a lot of fun.

And fyi, the cross on the top right has a very unique flavor (when green) and possibly the hottest of all.

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WhippoorwillG · August 9, 2013

And the picture

FaithHopeLove · August 10, 2013

Your peppers look awesome and they're not very tall! My pepper plants are taller but not producing like yours.

June 17, 2013	#1
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	Breeding projects and some trials This year I am working on 3 habanero breeding projects and trialing about 6 other varieties. All in good fun. Chinese Five Color (obtained in a seed swap) is by far the fastest fruiting hot pepper I have ever grown. Also a great ornamental. However it has almost no flavor aside from the heat.....which is also up there for an early pepper. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens

June 18, 2013	#6
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Nice looking plants Mark! When did you set them out? __________________ 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

August 3, 2013	#8
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	I have now had time to observe fruits and make some decisions for next year. I also stumbled upon some Tab-Hab hybrids from the cross pollination from last year. They are very interesting, as they have the habanero flavoring on a plant with erect fruit and larger than tabasco fruits that have great flavor, mostly resembling habanero. The one trait that I started the whole project for, has proven elusive. Last year I had an uneven ripening plant that I called Spot. A small portion of the sidewall on the "fins" of the fruit never ripened, remaining green. It made for a beautiful pepper, which I had hoped to recreate. I will try again next year, but I have about six new lines to work past F4 that definitely show promise. I will try to get some pics of the selections and get some feedback. __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens

August 9, 2013	#10
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	Thanks Fred. Below is a picture of some of the fruits from the original three plantimgs along with the surprise crosses that appeared in the plantout. Shapes and sizes are all over the map. Unfortunately, some of the more unique are also the lower yielding plants, so finding something worthy of sharing may take quite a while. It is still a lot of fun. And fyi, the cross on the top right has a very unique flavor (when green) and possibly the hottest of all. Sent from my SCH-I915 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens Last edited by WhippoorwillG; August 9, 2013 at 10:10 AM. Reason: Attachment fail

June 18, 2013	#2
Minnesota Mato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: minnesota Posts: 175	What are the habanero projects? I have been growing out some habanero x jalapeno crosses myself. Your plants look beautiful, way ahead of mine!

June 18, 2013	#3
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	i hope you have great success. habaneros are a favorite of mine. jon

June 18, 2013	#4
WVTomatoMan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Virginia - Zone 6 Posts: 594	It looks like PI 446900 is growing upright which is a bit of a twist. Keep us posted on the heat and flavor profile. The purple stem and fruit look interesting. I wonder what color they'll be when ripe? I too am working on some breeding projects. I wonder if a breeding thread should be started. Anyhow great job, keep up the good work and good luck. Randy

August 3, 2013	#9
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Nice looking peppers!

August 10, 2013	#12
FaithHopeLove Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Summerfield, FL Posts: 197	Your peppers look awesome and they're not very tall! My pepper plants are taller but not producing like yours.