I did the cross pollination by hand over the winter and saved the seeds that grew from that pepper.

Then I planted the seeds and grew out 8 F1 plants. This is the first one growing pods thanks to a visit from some local deer which set them back.

  • Dmian@lemmy.world
    101·
    1 year ago

    You guys act like you have asbestos assholes… Those are vegetables weapons, not food! :P

    • SpaceToast@mander.xyzOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      Capsicum chinense generally have the best flavor. They are also brutally hot so you’re not wrong.

      • Dmian@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        Tbh, I like the flavor of some hot peppers, they’re really tasty. But those incredible hot ones are really nasty. I don’t judge, if people like to eat them, good for them. Though I have no idea how you tolerate them. It’d kill my gut microbiome and leave my colon asking for help…

        • SpaceToast@mander.xyzOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          I don’t eat super hots raw. But I do like making hot sauce with them, where a little goes a long way.

          • Dmian@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            Ooooohhh! That’s cool! Yeah, you don’t need to use a ton of hot sauce, necessarily. Nice! :)

  • nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    1 year ago

    How far did you go on ensuring you got the cross pollination you wanted? I’m going to try a cross in the fall and am planning on bagging the bud and cutting out the anthers, but that may be overboard.

    • SpaceToast@mander.xyzOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is the method I used.

      https://youtu.be/auV1mgoGo5s

      Ive seen other videos like one from smokin Ed who just takes two flowers and rubs them together, but that’s not 100% reliable.

      The method above will guarantee cross pollination as long as you get successful pollination. It took me a few tries, but eventually I got one to work.

    • Eladarling@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Cerebral Specter!

      I just want to say how impressive it is that you did all of that. I can’t even keep Trader Joe’s Basil plants alive for more than a few days.

      • SpaceToast@mander.xyzOP
        2·
        1 year ago

        Thank you! I’ve definitely killed my fair share of plants. The trick is to keep trying 🙂

      • SpaceToast@mander.xyzOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m both looking forward to and dreading tasting this once it ripens.

        There will be several factors in choosing which F1 plant to go forward with, taste definitely being one of them.

        Also F2 could still look very different so it’s probably best to wait before naming.