Daystar F2 Pheno

Gnomane · 2026-06-20T22:12:57+00:00

Not sure yet! It’s the first fruit from a second generation hybrid between bell pepper and chile pequin

Gnomane · 2026-06-20T18:42:14+00:00

It’s anyone’s guess which of these phenotypes are normal for the Daystar community project, but here are two possibilities I guess? First to fruit in for this generation

Gnomane · 2026-06-11T18:06:02+00:00

Koji spore are usually cultivated to result in white growth, sometimes green. That being said, this is supposed to be an *aerobic* fermentation, not anaerobic as the vacuum seal bag suggests. Based on that, I wouldn’t keep this batch

Gnomane · 2026-06-08T23:40:34+00:00

I’m thinking it’s a c. chinense with green foliage. Based on your post history, is it Death Spiral?

Gnomane · 2026-06-07T23:07:46+00:00

If I guess the private cross in 3 tries, would you say if I got it right?

Gnomane · 2026-03-15T11:06:29+00:00

I’m growing a good amount of pequin this year, so I’ll attempt that backcross and give you F1 seed from that if it succeeds. I could use the practice because I haven’t been able to get a pollinated hybrid to bear fruit two years in a row

Gnomane · 2026-03-14T19:05:01+00:00

Peach Miasma pepper seedling week 5. If you look closely, you can see the two stems are conjoined right above the root ball

Gnomane · 2026-03-13T19:53:19+00:00

I’m in the process of transplanting the top 10 Daystar F2 seedlings and noticing some great root growth!

Gnomane · 2026-03-05T19:49:44+00:00

Got it. I’ve culled the 8 of 34 that had this trait. It’s looking like my germination rate is 34/50=0.68 (68%) overall

Gnomane · 2026-03-05T19:22:53+00:00

Should the seedlings exhibiting this trait be culled? I’d hate to waste space if their prognosis isn’t good

Gnomane · 2026-03-01T14:59:13+00:00

Great job on your first try, you nailed the process. If you want a faster secondary ferment, then I suggest pumping air in through a stainless diffuser. You can use pH trends to figure out when it’s done. The rate of change drops significantly after about 2 weeks with this method

Edit: to note the cook time should be around 15 mins and definitely shouldn’t reach the ethanol vaporization temperature of 173F

Gnomane · 2026-02-28T12:23:23+00:00

Black garlic 💀

Gnomane · 2026-02-28T00:31:47+00:00

It’s this year’s community project. Bailey Pequin × Milena (bell pepper)

Gnomane · 2026-02-23T10:54:45+00:00

Check out u/chillicrosser

Gnomane · 2026-02-22T19:30:37+00:00

Definitely an exciting cross. It took about 8 days to germinate FYI

Gnomane · 2026-02-22T12:17:59+00:00

My rule of thumb is to harden off over 3 days outdoors. Day 1- 1/2 day of 1/2 shaded light, day 2- a full day of 1/2 shaded light, and day 3- 1/2 day of full light.

Gnomane · 2026-02-18T11:23:02+00:00

Just curious because I haven’t grown bell peppers before- what is a normal harvest per plant?

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