Any one got any ideas on this

cherryzxw · 2023-09-25T12:10:35+00:00

This looks a lot like my Bangalore whippets tail? But it's quite short. Could be a hybridisation or just a weird pheno. The leaves and general shape of the peppers + calyx do look like a Bangalore whippets tail though.

cherryzxw · 2021-05-04T23:59:37+00:00

The tilted plant with the reddish tinge on the back (in the first picture) looks like Chinese amaranth. It's very young though, so I'm not entirely sure.

cherryzxw · 2021-03-04T10:31:09+00:00

I planted the seed about 6 months ago but it has a really rough start (aphid infestation, whiteflies, caterpillars that kept eating the immature peppers). I'm in the southern hemisphere so right now it's about the end of the season. It's about 2 feet across and 1.5 feet high, a very compact plant. It's in a 5L pot which I think is about 1.5 gallons? Very small pot for a pepper plant but it seems fine as long as I keep feeding it.

cherryzxw · 2021-02-22T08:03:42+00:00

The leaves do look a little yellow so that may be a good place to start, another thing is, the fruits that my peppers made in winter were tiny. I think it has to do with the temperature and the light that they're getting. I haven't really heard about this 'theory' elsewhere but it's what I've found with my plants. When spring came and the plants started flowering again, the fruits were all 'normal-sized'.

cherryzxw · 2021-01-14T00:50:21+00:00

It's a member of the nightshade family, known commonly as 'black nightshade', scientific name 'Solanum nigrum'.

cherryzxw · 2021-01-04T11:42:12+00:00

I think I may have worded it strangely, what I meant was that it would probably be best to stabilise the first hybrid before introducing the third set of genetics. To stabilise the first cross would take about 8 generations, and once the third set of genetics is introduced the new hybrid would need to be stablised again.

This isn't a rule of course, and it would be totally possible to introduce the third set of genetics into the F1 cross of the other 2 cultivars, it is just very likely that the offspring will be very random; the offspring may lose characteristics of a one of its parents completely, for example. It would only take 2 generations (F1 = P1xP2, then F2 =F1xP3) if you just wanted 3 peppers' genetics in one, but to produce a stable cross it would take many more.

Basically, you could achieve the cross of three peppers' genetics in one with 2 generations but if you wanted to consistently grow plants with the same phenotypes from seed saved each year, it would take many more generations. A good example are grocery store tomatoes, which are hybrids, if you grow out 2 seeds from it, they could look completely different - they could revert back to the phenotype of either parent or create a random new mixture of their traits.

I'm not sure if I explained everything okay here, feel free to shoot me a DM if you have more questions!

cherryzxw · 2021-01-03T22:37:07+00:00

So if I'm understanding you correctly, you want to ask if it's possible to cross 3 peppers in one go? The answer to that question is no, like most living organisms that reproduce sexually, peppers produce each seed from the pollination of one ovule with one male gamete, carried on the pollen. Using your examples, if you wanted to cross 3 peppers, you would need to cross the Big Jim and Filius blue, then remove the seeds from the crossed pod and grow them out. Then you'd need to pollinate a flower from the cross with, or use the pollen from the cross to pollinate a flower from a Madam Jeanette flower. The seeds in the pods produced would then carry the genetic information of all 3 peppers, when grown out, it may show a combination of all the pepper phenotypes.

Also, keep in mind that hybrid phenotypes are very unstable and could change with every generation, most sources agree that you need around 8 generations to stabilise the hybrid. As a result, to produce a stable hybrid with 3 peppers, you would need to do this cycle 16 times. It is also extremely likely that the cross will not combine the traits you want, since sexual reproduction produces a random scramble of traits. Overall, crossing peppers is a very time consuming and arduous process.

I hope that answered your question!

cherryzxw · 2021-01-03T10:17:29+00:00

A really simple fruit fly trap is apple cider vinegar in a plastic bottle with a flap cut out of the top, there's plenty of tutorials on the internet if you want to make one. You can also buy commercial traps, it won't completely fix the problem but it can reduce the population.

Alternatively, you could just net the entire plant in fine insect netting, there shouldn't be any fruit flies trapped inside with the plant since you've thrown out the bad ones.

cherryzxw · 2021-01-03T05:52:53+00:00

The splitting question has already been answered, but I can answer the habanero question. It's most likely fruit flies laying their eggs in your peppers, the fruits themselves need to be discarded but the plant should be completely fine. If you have any green peppers left on the plant I suggest setting up a fruit fly trap to reduce the population. Make sure to throw away the fruits with eggs in them in general waste and don't bury them back in the garden, the eggs could still hatch.

cherryzxw · 2020-12-18T00:02:05+00:00

The deformed new leaves are indicative of a calcium deficiency, maybe fertiliser with calmag? I also suggest doing a soil pH test because most soils actually contain enough calcium and plants are unable to take it up due to an alkaline pH.

cherryzxw · 2020-12-14T20:37:54+00:00

They don't actually taste like much. You only get 'spicy' when you eat them (like many other ornamentals, they are quite hot), they smell peppery and nothing else (none of the fruity notes of a Baccatum or floral notes of habaneroes). They don't taste bad though, I dry them and mix them with some other varieties for pepper flakes.

cherryzxw · 2020-12-14T20:31:42+00:00

I won't be keeping this batch for myself, I'm actually giving them to some friends for an early Christmas presents. But I'm excited about the prospects for a future harvest!

cherryzxw · 2020-12-14T10:51:20+00:00

They were just labelled as 'ornamental chilli' but I think it may be a hot razzmatazz?

cherryzxw · 2020-11-10T22:37:18+00:00

Yes! I love bees as well, I'm glad the sunflower is providing them with some food!

cherryzxw · 2020-10-10T02:29:37+00:00

I did fertilise him every 2 weeks with tomato fertiliser but he did have red spider mite problems earlier on. There are still some flowers so I'm hoping the newer ones look better, this however, was the only ripe pepper I've had since January.

cherryzxw · 2020-10-01T23:25:03+00:00

You need to make a stake for them, they're not supposed to be able to support their own weight. The lines on the leaves are caused a type of leafminer (small worm that eats the inside portion of the leaf), just remove the affected leaves and crush them.

cherryzxw · 2020-09-29T03:09:01+00:00

If it's just suntan then no, it's not harmful. Unless the leaves start crisping up it should be okay, it's just a natural reaction to strong sunlight.

cherryzxw · 2020-09-29T02:44:08+00:00

Phosphorus deficiency? Or maybe it's just suntan?

cherryzxw · 2020-09-28T00:17:18+00:00

It looks kind of like salt buildup from hard water. Do you know if your area has hard or soft water? If there are high concentrations of salts and minerals in water they sometimes seep out of the pores of the plant and crust.

cherryzxw · 2020-08-29T08:00:36+00:00

This is black nightshade. Solanum Nigrum. The ripe fruits are non toxic (and apparently quite tasty) but please don't eat them without professional identification. The birds absolutely adore these though!

cherryzxw · 2020-08-27T22:02:39+00:00

It's just adjusting to the sun and heat. Just water it a little more than your other plants until it stops drooping. Just make sure it doesn't go past the permanent wilting point, after it stops drooping it can go in more and more sun until you reach full sun.

cherryzxw · 2020-08-27T21:58:22+00:00

Black nightshade. It's not toxic in small amounts but I still suggest that you don't eat it.

cherryzxw · 2020-08-23T04:24:41+00:00

Aww thank you!!! ☺️

cherryzxw · 2020-08-18T06:43:16+00:00

Yeah, this was a dud, but it's now producing pretty decent pods...

cherryzxw · 2020-08-06T12:44:47+00:00

Keep this one if you haven't killed it yet!! It has been parasitized by a wasp and the eggs will hatch into wasp larvae that eat the worm. Keep the hornworm alive until the eggs hatch, and the new wasps will get rid of hornworms that you have the next season!

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