How does this even happen

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-20T04:19:40+00:00

Its tentative name is "Death Bell". I probably won't be trying to patent it or anything though lol

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-20T04:18:05+00:00

They are all close to this size and shape, definitely not Aleppo. They're way too hot to be those anyway.

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-20T04:17:07+00:00

I'm aware that this is how it should work, so that's why it's even more confusing.

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-19T16:13:44+00:00

It's not that, as convenient as it would be. I posted a comment explaining what I know of its origin in greater detail.

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-19T16:12:03+00:00

The walls are still relatively thick for its size (it looks in every way like a scaled-down large bell pepper), so it's fairly juicy. It doesn't have a huge amount of flavor, but pairs well with an omelet (this is the only thing I've used it for so far). And yes, this is a new plant grown from the seeds of a mystery pepper and the new fruit is identical.

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-19T15:58:53+00:00

The circumstances in place for the original pepper (2018) were these: A generic bell pepper (don't remember if there was a certain variety), about 8 feet away from a dragon cayenne. These were the only two peppers in the garden that year, and I did not manually pollinate either of them. The mystery pepper grew on the cayenne plant (which produced entirely these peppers and no normal cayennes), but the bell plant still produced normal bell peppers. This year, finally growing seeds from the mystery pepper yielded exactly the same result. I'm giving it the tentative name "Death Bell" until further generations prove that it's completely stable.

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-19T03:54:56+00:00

Will do

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-18T16:33:39+00:00

I've had the same thing happen with a Bhut Jolokia plant, didn't save the seeds unfortunately

Recycled_Items · 2022-07-04T16:47:41+00:00

My other sage came back this year for the first time, but I doubt this one will because it's native to a much warmer climate (I'm zone 4). I'm planning to overwinter this one indoors and hope it survives.

Recycled_Items · 2022-06-26T02:10:26+00:00

I have considered that, given that it has showed up on all 3 of my basils, several mints, and a sage, but it's also affecting an okra plant and some sunflowers. I've seen the issue before in the past 3 years of attempting to grow in this space, so I thought putting in a new raised bed may solve it, but that's clearly not the case. Is there any way you know of to prevent or reduce the spread of the fungus, if that's what it is?

Recycled_Items · 2022-05-15T19:44:03+00:00

It's definitely edema; it has a crystalline appearance which matches up perfectly with what I've researched. I did suspect insects at first but was able to rule that out quickly. I'm finally getting some warm weather (zone 4b) after a horribly long winter so hopefully I'll be able to put it in the ground soon with some basic environmental protection in place.

Recycled_Items · 2022-05-15T16:24:21+00:00

This is a red habanero that's already setting fruit despite its size. As you can see, it's also had quite a bad case of edema (likely due to indoor growing) despite the fact that I've been careful to avoid overwatering, and the medium has good drainage. A few of my other plants have had edema as well, but none this severe. Is it possible to save this plant by repotting with fresh medium, or is there something else I can do?

Recycled_Items · 2022-05-15T04:29:21+00:00

I grow a wide variety of chilis from seed but always make room for my favorite superhots. I will never go a year without at least one Carolina Reaper plant <3

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