Hi. Found your channel last week when I was looking for a hot sauce recipe, (found the green mamba recipe 😊,) came out awesome!! I am now watching your videos from oldest to newest and so much great information!! I currently have facing heaven, Serrano. Bishops crown, Habanero, Serrano, cayenne, jalapeño, cherrie bomb, Billy biker, an ornamental that I can't quite remember the name of now. Also growing plenty of Californian green peppers. I am in the Western Cape, South Africa and recently moved to a 2.5 hectare smallholding, (approx 6.5 acres), am 56 yrs old and finally can grow all the varieties of peppers and tomatoes that I want to try. I have about 20 varieties of chillies that I will be seeding for spring 2022, as well as plenty of heirloom tomatoes,... AND YOUR SEED SAVING METHOD was extremely helpful. Thank you for the time and effort you take to provide such great content. We you subscribers(albeit a new sub lol), appreciate the work you do to teach us all that you do.
Really interesting, thank you! I was looking for ideas on how to mark the "pure breed" peppers as mines are mostly large peppers and tend to outgrow the organza bags. I like the little twist ties that you use.
Hi great video with good ideas. I use empty Tea Bags for almost the same reason, I live in Phuket Thailand and growing got Chillies is a hobby, the problem here is fruit flies that lay their eggs inside ripening Chillies and ruin the fruit. The Tea Bags stop the Flies and the fruit ripens naturally until ready to pick. I had never thought about cross pollination as I only grow two types but I noticed the last harvest the pods looked different, most probably cross bred. I will do as you have done next time and leave the Tea Bag on for the whole growth cycle. Thanks again.
really interesting and thanks for sharing. Have only come across talk about preventing cross-pollination but none who have shared their knowledge in a way that makes it easy for novices to grasp. So all things considered, cross-pollination seems an occupational hazard.
If I grew different kinds of chilies or other peppers outside in a raised bed (where its warm enough to) can I just raise and protect all of the peppers from cross pollination using some kind of row cover? Let wind that gets thru cross with themselves? I'd like to get larger quantities saved than I'd like to buy organza baggies for! Wondering if it would help raise heat a bit to help ripening, and help keep then true?
G'day I just subscribed, and also purchased your ebook the other day. Would using a cue tip or a soft bristle paint brush increase the odds of pollination at all or would that just be extra steps with no gain? Also are the stalks too fragile to place teabags over individual stamens (what ever those are called)? As to avoid removing leaves or cutting the stems. Cheers
Thank you for your support! The parts of the flower can be quite delicate, so it is better to just give the plant a little shake....you could even use an electric toothbrush against the stem of the plant. The stamens are really delicate...so I wouldn't be putting anything directly over them. Rather just cover over the whole flower.
@ChilliChump Sorry stamen was the wrong word, I meant the teabag over the individual flower bud, so the teabag is being tied off on the same bit you later tag your isolated chillies Thanks
It works with any plants....but of course if the plant you are doing this with is a cross, and hasn't been stabilised (been grown out and isolated for multiple generations), then you might end up with something you didn't expect the next year!
I have a habit of removing the dead crunchy petals from the pollinated flowers/pods... In my mind; I'm helping. Should I leave them and let them fall-off naturally?
I know this video is a few years old now but does anyone know if this method works for outdoor plants? I'm wondering if the wind would blow the pollen through the mesh. Thanks!
It should work with outdoor plants. Chilli plants are self pollinating, so it is more likely to pollinate itself than to allow outside pollen to pollinate. There is of course still a chance that it gets pollinated from another flower, but minimal chance of it.
Wow, didn't realize it would be so easy! I'm definitely trying this, once I get started actually growing chili that is ahaha. And I already have a whole bunch of those bags just lying around the house, actually making use of them would be great :D Any recommendation for good beginner types? Maybe one that is milder and one that is hot? I suppose I could just use seeds from store-bought ones until I get the hang of it.
Seeds from store bought peppers should do the job. Start with some jalapenos, and maybe some Thai chillies. Have a look at my beginners guide, it may give you some tips for your growing! ua-cam.com/play/PLuQ_ySnkV1en8UPfuoJVWCLT9dIZnKCQa.html
Interested to know what would result from a greenhouse full of all chilli varieties over time; including the humble capsicum breeds; do you end up with hot, cold or the premium? Surely someone knows the answer to this from years of doing cross pollination? Anyone?
So if u have isolated a few pods before they flower to be the true variety would the rest of the plant that hasnt been bagged end up being a hybrid ? also if i wanted to keep the whole plant the true variety would i have to put a net over the whole pepper plant and gently shake it to self pollinate and only remove the bag once the pepper starts to form ?
Tom Neal the unbagged flowers wouldn't necessarily be a hybrid...they could have been pollinated by the same type however there is no guarantee of that without the isolation. And yes if you bag the whole plant, which is typically what you would do if you were selling seeds or something like that, then the whole plant would be isolated and the resulting seeds should be true to type.
So cross-pollination would only affect the seeds of a particular pepper pod (i.e., future generations), but the pepper pod itself would still genetically be what was originally planted? For example, I plant a Carolina Reaper, it produces a flower that gets pollinated with a pepper plant of another kind, the pepper pod itself would still be a Reaper, but the seeds would be a hybrid?
Good video. One comment. You didn’t mention washing the mesh bags after use if you’re going to reuse them since the bag will have pollen inside it, it could potentially cross pollinate any flower you put it around next.
if a sweet pepper and a hot pepper cross pollinate will it change that specific pollinated flower ie a hot pepper sweeter or a sweet pepper hotter. i understand the cross pollination for the next years plant. curious of the currant grown flowering plant.
I wouldn't recommend that. The flowers "sweat" (transpiration) and the bag would not be very good for it. You will likely see flower-drop if you did that!
Great video, just what I was looking for. Working on germinating a few varieties of hot peppers and want to be able to save some pure seeds for next year. Good luck with your season this year!
@@ChilliChump is there another solution when you realise that you own over 20 différents species of chilies seeds and you are a full newbie like me ? 😂😂
Question. Do you have to isolate all the flowers on entire plant? Or can you just isolate ones you want to keep pure? I love your channel! Keep it up Sir!
@@ChilliChump thankyou for the speedy reply! Wow thanks brother. This has been the first year growing superhots(bhut jolokia and habaneros) i got a late start but they're looking great! Got my fermentation setup ready
Don't they need to be pollinated with a paintbrush while being covered ? Because when I've grown my bhut jolokia, they needed to be pollinated because if not, they do not make fruits.
No need for a paintbrush...you can give the branch a shake and they will pollinate. I give them a shake each time I'm checking in on things until they fruit.
Thanx for this video. Pepper cross breeding is a huge problem. Tomato's too. Question. I live in Panama where it is hard to find items I need sometimes. I have never seen those mesh bags for sale in Panama. Can you think of something that can be used that might be easier to find? I have never seen that type of material for sale either. When I was cross breeding okra I just taped the blooms shut and that worked well. Okra flowers are huge so it was possible to do this. Peppers are a different flower altogether and it appears that a nice fine mesh material is the only solution. I have about 7 different variety's of peppers growing outside and need to save seed since I cannot buy seed in Panama. Thanx in advance.
Hi Glen, how about mosquito netting? I know back in Africa we used to have big mosquito nets to cover our beds when we slept....that material would work. You could make small covers with that similar to what I use
@@ChilliChump That is a good idea. My Spanish is not great even though I have lived in Panama for 10 years. Its hard to describe what I need at times to the vendors. I may be able to use light weight screen found in agro stores and hardware stores as well if push comes to shove. I am trialing pepper variety's now. Some I may not grow again. Some I will. Depending on how well they grow and how well I like the hot sauce I make out of the peppers. Cross-breeding is a night-mare with peppers. Tomato's as well. If you have cherry tomato's they are the worst. Promiscuous little buggers. Oh, I don't think the covers need to stay on the plants long. Once the blooms open, the next day the covers could probably be taken off and the blooms marked with thread.
@Chillichump That's interesting that you lived in Africa. Thanx for sharing. I have been to Egypt when I was in the Army and also to Ghana. Ghana has similar weather to what we have here in Panama. Except that Panama is a little hotter. I grow everything outside and the weather stays warm all year long. Daylengths are short though. About 12 hours on average or even shorter. I am just now finding out how daylength affects the variety's of peppers I have that people have sent me. So far, thai hot peppers have given me the least amount of problems. They look like the piri piri peppers you sometimes speak of.
ChilliChump so basically the more chili you have the less likely to have pure ones. So how do you deal with that? Amen and be it or limit the amount of plants per “shared environment”?
@@AlbertoRestuccia the chillies themselves will be "pure". The seeds however will show the effects of cross pollination. So if s Carolina reaper flower gets pollinated by a jalapeno...the chilli will still be a Carolina reaper. The seeds however could grow into something different. I think I covered this in the video
In a bit of a hurry, so I ask this question without watching the video first - Can I plant fresh ghost pepper seeds? Every video I have watched and every article I have read talks about "dry them, prepare them and save them for later"... But I do not want to save them for later, I want to plant them now. Pick the pepper from the plant, harvest the seeds, enjoy the pepper in a good hearty meal, and after dessert, you plant the seeds. Possible?
Yes you can plant them right away...but it may take a little longer to germinate. If you think about it, when a fresh fruit drops to the ground...the seeds will not want to germinate right away because it will know it is the end of the season...which is why the fruit dropped. So you will need a short dormant period. Put the fresh seeds in the fridge for a couple days, then plant them
@@ChilliChump Awesome! Thanks! :) The other day I ate one of the ghost peppers - one of the smaller ones, only the size of a large grape. It was HOT! Dang.
@@ChilliChump I'm sorry for spamming you, but I just wanted to let you know that I took your advice. I took seeds from a ghost pepper, put them in the fridge for a few nights and then I put them in fresh soil (not sure of the term, but soil for sowing seeds) and today, pretty much a week after having planted the seeds, I see the first little green thingamajigg poking its head out of the soil!!!!!) I also put six seeds from regular bell peppers in the soil and two of them have shot up as well! Thanks for your advice, my Bhut Jolokia has now gone full circle. From seed to plant and fruit back to seed and a new plant is coming! I am thrilled!
Excellent! I am glad it worked out for you. And no problem at all, you aren't spamming me. Happy to help when I can. You should have a look at my Patreon and consider signing up...I have a private Discord chat server which all my Patrons. We chat about the growing and sauce making, and even the tech side of what I do! www.patreon.com/chillichump
I would have to think that the strong genetic jalapeno polen would get through that bag. Maybe ok in a fan free greenhouse, but posssibly not outdoors.
Good videos and excellent chili peppers, it hurts to be in Spain-Canary Islands, not being able to have some of their species, with the excellent climate we have, if I donate seeds, do I subscribe? ChilliChump heh heh I'm kidding I already subscribed, happy harvest. Buenos videos y excelentes chiles, lastima estar en España-Canarias, no poder tener algunas de sus especies, con el excelente clima que tenemos, si donar semillas me suscribo ? ChilliChump je je je es broma ya me suscribí, feliz cosecha .
Sorry me again.....do you ever deliberately cross pollinate your plants? If so what was the outcome? Loving these videos, I've grown (well nurtured from pre-grown pots) a few plants from B&Q or Dobbies over the years with reasonable success. One plant I had was amazing but didn't know I could freeze and ferment, so quite a lot of fruit was wasted :(. But the growing from seed to get access to more "exotic" chilli fruit has always been a mythical thing. I'm a bit rubbish in the garden. Anyhoo I went to B&Q today, bought a couple of 40 pot propagators, a bag of seedling compost and four packs of seeds - Cayenne, Bhut Jolokia (Ghosts?), Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot and good old Scotch Bonnets. The Bonnets I have a history with; back in the 90's when I wore contact lenses I made a curry with Bonnets and ended up in A&E getting assistance to get the bloody lenses out because my eyelids swelled up. I have other foolish chilli stories, but that'll do for now.
I have done some cross pollination before. I have had success with it. The challenge is with our short growing seasons, being able to get the cross pollinated seeds stable (through multiple generations) is a bit of a long process. I will be doing videos on this in the future. And ouch...chillies and contact lenses are not a great combo!
My brother-in-law had his habanero peppers cross breed with sweet bell peppers. It made his first batch of stuffed bell peppers really interesting...
I have thought about that, crossing a sweet pepper with a superhot. Maybe this year...should be interesting!
As someone with limited spacing and therefore grow my plants closely, this is a godsend. Thanks!
+Mild Frugt glad I could help!
Very good idea
you just simplified a question i have been struggling with,i learn so much from your videos,keep up the good work
Brilliant!
Thank you from Texas! 🤠
Hi. Found your channel last week when I was looking for a hot sauce recipe, (found the green mamba recipe 😊,) came out awesome!! I am now watching your videos from oldest to newest and so much great information!! I currently have facing heaven, Serrano. Bishops crown, Habanero, Serrano, cayenne, jalapeño, cherrie bomb, Billy biker, an ornamental that I can't quite remember the name of now. Also growing plenty of Californian green peppers.
I am in the Western Cape, South Africa and recently moved to a 2.5 hectare smallholding, (approx 6.5 acres), am 56 yrs old and finally can grow all the varieties of peppers and tomatoes that I want to try.
I have about 20 varieties of chillies that I will be seeding for spring 2022, as well as plenty of heirloom tomatoes,... AND YOUR SEED SAVING METHOD was extremely helpful.
Thank you for the time and effort you take to provide such great content. We you subscribers(albeit a new sub lol), appreciate the work you do to teach us all that you do.
Welcome to my channel, I'm glad you found it! And congrats on realising your dreams. Good luck with your growing!
It’s go time for me here in NZ. Time to find some nice little flower pods!
Great idea to save seeds for following season
Perfect video 👌🏻 just what I was looking for
It was a great, simple guide. I appreciate it!
Really interesting, thank you! I was looking for ideas on how to mark the "pure breed" peppers as mines are mostly large peppers and tend to outgrow the organza bags. I like the little twist ties that you use.
Hi great video with good ideas. I use empty Tea Bags for almost the same reason, I live in Phuket Thailand and growing got Chillies is a hobby, the problem here is fruit flies that lay their eggs inside ripening Chillies and ruin the fruit. The Tea Bags stop the Flies and the fruit ripens naturally until ready to pick. I had never thought about cross pollination as I only grow two types but I noticed the last harvest the pods looked different, most probably cross bred. I will do as you have done next time and leave the Tea Bag on for the whole growth cycle. Thanks again.
really interesting and thanks for sharing. Have only come across talk about preventing cross-pollination but none who have shared their knowledge in a way that makes it easy for novices to grasp. So all things considered, cross-pollination seems an occupational hazard.
Very informative! Chillies are looking great too
Just subscribed. Really interesting and helpful ideas. Thank you. MR.
Thank you for all your Great videos, love the knowledge share.
My pleasure John, I'm glad you are enjoying them!
Great video. I always wanted to know how to isolate peppers. Does this method apply to all vegetables and fruit? Thanks.
Thanks so much for your video from nz
If I grew different kinds of chilies or other peppers outside in a raised bed (where its warm enough to) can I just raise and protect all of the peppers from cross pollination using some kind of row cover? Let wind that gets thru cross with themselves? I'd like to get larger quantities saved than I'd like to buy organza baggies for! Wondering if it would help raise heat a bit to help ripening, and help keep then true?
G'day I just subscribed, and also purchased your ebook the other day.
Would using a cue tip or a soft bristle paint brush increase the odds of pollination at all or would that just be extra steps with no gain?
Also are the stalks too fragile to place teabags over individual stamens (what ever those are called)? As to avoid removing leaves or cutting the stems.
Cheers
Thank you for your support!
The parts of the flower can be quite delicate, so it is better to just give the plant a little shake....you could even use an electric toothbrush against the stem of the plant.
The stamens are really delicate...so I wouldn't be putting anything directly over them. Rather just cover over the whole flower.
@ChilliChump Sorry stamen was the wrong word, I meant the teabag over the individual flower bud, so the teabag is being tied off on the same bit you later tag your isolated chillies
Thanks
Nice video. It would be awesome if you could do an update on how you do this these days✌️
Cheers Werner
@@wernerdesiante683 concept is the same, just done at a bigger scale
Will be using this technique thanks matey!!
You demystified isolating for me in one short video.
One question/statement. Am I right in thinking this only works with heirloom plants?
It works with any plants....but of course if the plant you are doing this with is a cross, and hasn't been stabilised (been grown out and isolated for multiple generations), then you might end up with something you didn't expect the next year!
I have a habit of removing the dead crunchy petals from the pollinated flowers/pods... In my mind; I'm helping.
Should I leave them and let them fall-off naturally?
I would let them just fall off by themselves. Too easy to damage the pod by mistake.
@@ChilliChump Very good to know; I'll try to leave them be; from now onwards.
Thank you for the quick reply; brotha!
I know this video is a few years old now but does anyone know if this method works for outdoor plants? I'm wondering if the wind would blow the pollen through the mesh.
Thanks!
It should work with outdoor plants. Chilli plants are self pollinating, so it is more likely to pollinate itself than to allow outside pollen to pollinate. There is of course still a chance that it gets pollinated from another flower, but minimal chance of it.
@@ChilliChump Awesome, thanks!
Ah. I found your channel again. This is my brand new one for gardening only. ..... Irish Chippy
Thank you so much for this, really informative
I wonder if polem is actually thinner than this cloth net holes...
The net is to stop bees and insects
A great trick, thanks for sharing!
Wow, didn't realize it would be so easy! I'm definitely trying this, once I get started actually growing chili that is ahaha. And I already have a whole bunch of those bags just lying around the house, actually making use of them would be great :D Any recommendation for good beginner types? Maybe one that is milder and one that is hot? I suppose I could just use seeds from store-bought ones until I get the hang of it.
Seeds from store bought peppers should do the job. Start with some jalapenos, and maybe some Thai chillies. Have a look at my beginners guide, it may give you some tips for your growing! ua-cam.com/play/PLuQ_ySnkV1en8UPfuoJVWCLT9dIZnKCQa.html
Interested to know what would result from a greenhouse full of all chilli varieties over time; including the humble capsicum breeds; do you end up with hot, cold or the premium?
Surely someone knows the answer to this from years of doing cross pollination?
Anyone?
Thanks for the help. I'll be using this technique.
Found it - nice one!
So if u have isolated a few pods before they flower to be the true variety would the rest of the plant that hasnt been bagged end up being a hybrid ? also if i wanted to keep the whole plant the true variety would i have to put a net over the whole pepper plant and gently shake it to self pollinate and only remove the bag once the pepper starts to form ?
Tom Neal the unbagged flowers wouldn't necessarily be a hybrid...they could have been pollinated by the same type however there is no guarantee of that without the isolation. And yes if you bag the whole plant, which is typically what you would do if you were selling seeds or something like that, then the whole plant would be isolated and the resulting seeds should be true to type.
So cross-pollination would only affect the seeds of a particular pepper pod (i.e., future generations), but the pepper pod itself would still genetically be what was originally planted?
For example, I plant a Carolina Reaper, it produces a flower that gets pollinated with a pepper plant of another kind, the pepper pod itself would still be a Reaper, but the seeds would be a hybrid?
Correct, only the seeds will be different.
@@ChilliChump Thanks!
Good video. One comment. You didn’t mention washing the mesh bags after use if you’re going to reuse them since the bag will have pollen inside it, it could potentially cross pollinate any flower you put it around next.
Good point! thanks for that. Definitely needs to be cleaned. I usually wash them when I sterilise my pots at the beginning of the season
if a sweet pepper and a hot pepper cross pollinate will it change that specific pollinated flower ie a hot pepper sweeter or a sweet pepper hotter. i understand the cross pollination for the next years plant. curious of the currant grown flowering plant.
It won't affect the fruit from the cross pollinated flower at all. The fruit will have the characteristics of the mother plant.
@@ChilliChump awesome thanks for the fast reply love your videos
You said that's a seven pot hobanero? Because it has a baccatum flower very interesting! Where did you get your seeds?
It's definitely a 7pot habanero. Also there are no baccatums that are as hot as this.
@@ChilliChump hmm interesting
Brilliant video!
Could you use ziplock bags to isolate? I've just started my first seedlings and your videos have been great help, thanks!
I wouldn't recommend that. The flowers "sweat" (transpiration) and the bag would not be very good for it. You will likely see flower-drop if you did that!
Great video, just what I was looking for. Working on germinating a few varieties of hot peppers and want to be able to save some pure seeds for next year. Good luck with your season this year!
If you have different varieties within few distances, this process is the best way to get the true one ?
This is one way to do it. It keeps the insects away, but still doesn't guarantee that there won't be cross pollination
@@ChilliChump is there another solution when you realise that you own over 20 différents species of chilies seeds and you are a full newbie like me ? 😂😂
This method will work just fine for you! The alternative is growing them far apart from each other....like 1km!
@@ChilliChump Thks 🙏🏼🌶 and Thks for your amazing channel
Question. Do you have to isolate all the flowers on entire plant? Or can you just isolate ones you want to keep pure? I love your channel! Keep it up Sir!
Hi Daniel, I only isolate the flowers/chillies I want to keep seeds from
@@ChilliChump thankyou for the speedy reply! Wow thanks brother. This has been the first year growing superhots(bhut jolokia and habaneros) i got a late start but they're looking great! Got my fermentation setup ready
Don't they need to be pollinated with a paintbrush while being covered ? Because when I've grown my bhut jolokia, they needed to be pollinated because if not, they do not make fruits.
No need for a paintbrush...you can give the branch a shake and they will pollinate. I give them a shake each time I'm checking in on things until they fruit.
@@ChilliChump Ok, thanks, I will try this the next growing season
Thanx for this video. Pepper cross breeding is a huge problem. Tomato's too. Question. I live in Panama where it is hard to find items I need sometimes. I have never seen those mesh bags for sale in Panama. Can you think of something that can be used that might be easier to find? I have never seen that type of material for sale either. When I was cross breeding okra I just taped the blooms shut and that worked well. Okra flowers are huge so it was possible to do this. Peppers are a different flower altogether and it appears that a nice fine mesh material is the only solution. I have about 7 different variety's of peppers growing outside and need to save seed since I cannot buy seed in Panama. Thanx in advance.
Hi Glen, how about mosquito netting? I know back in Africa we used to have big mosquito nets to cover our beds when we slept....that material would work. You could make small covers with that similar to what I use
@@ChilliChump That is a good idea. My Spanish is not great even though I have lived in Panama for 10 years. Its hard to describe what I need at times to the vendors. I may be able to use light weight screen found in agro stores and hardware stores as well if push comes to shove. I am trialing pepper variety's now. Some I may not grow again. Some I will. Depending on how well they grow and how well I like the hot sauce I make out of the peppers. Cross-breeding is a night-mare with peppers. Tomato's as well. If you have cherry tomato's they are the worst. Promiscuous little buggers. Oh, I don't think the covers need to stay on the plants long. Once the blooms open, the next day the covers could probably be taken off and the blooms marked with thread.
@Chillichump That's interesting that you lived in Africa. Thanx for sharing. I have been to Egypt when I was in the Army and also to Ghana. Ghana has similar weather to what we have here in Panama. Except that Panama is a little hotter. I grow everything outside and the weather stays warm all year long. Daylengths are short though. About 12 hours on average or even shorter. I am just now finding out how daylength affects the variety's of peppers I have that people have sent me. So far, thai hot peppers have given me the least amount of problems. They look like the piri piri peppers you sometimes speak of.
What do I need to do to get you to send me some seeds from your plants they are beautiful
Could i use a plastic bag instead of the mash?
I wouldn't recommend that. The flower will likely die if you did that
@@ChilliChump thanks man, u r very inspiring
Can i use a small plastic bag? Dont have mesh
It needs to be breathable
@@ChilliChump gotcha ,eBay here I come
What size organza bags did you use? I see there are a lot of sizes. Couldnt tell if these were 7x9cm or 10x15cm
I got the XXL (15X20CM)
Damn, the difference in backround noise alone is staggering!
nice not having a motorway running alongside your house 😁
So all the other flowers are potentially crosscontaminated? thanks for the video, by the way
Yes, unless you isolate your flowers/plants, they can very easily be cross pollinated.
ChilliChump so basically the more chili you have the less likely to have pure ones. So how do you deal with that? Amen and be it or limit the amount of plants per “shared environment”?
@@AlbertoRestuccia the chillies themselves will be "pure". The seeds however will show the effects of cross pollination. So if s Carolina reaper flower gets pollinated by a jalapeno...the chilli will still be a Carolina reaper. The seeds however could grow into something different. I think I covered this in the video
@@ChilliChump My bad, if you did I lost it. My apologies! I'll re-watch it and make amends ;)
Lol...no worries at all
3:34 what did you say ?
"Prime candidate"
@@ChilliChump thanks
In a bit of a hurry, so I ask this question without watching the video first - Can I plant fresh ghost pepper seeds? Every video I have watched and every article I have read talks about "dry them, prepare them and save them for later"... But I do not want to save them for later, I want to plant them now. Pick the pepper from the plant, harvest the seeds, enjoy the pepper in a good hearty meal, and after dessert, you plant the seeds. Possible?
Yes you can plant them right away...but it may take a little longer to germinate. If you think about it, when a fresh fruit drops to the ground...the seeds will not want to germinate right away because it will know it is the end of the season...which is why the fruit dropped. So you will need a short dormant period. Put the fresh seeds in the fridge for a couple days, then plant them
@@ChilliChump Awesome! Thanks! :) The other day I ate one of the ghost peppers - one of the smaller ones, only the size of a large grape. It was HOT! Dang.
@@ChilliChump I'm sorry for spamming you, but I just wanted to let you know that I took your advice. I took seeds from a ghost pepper, put them in the fridge for a few nights and then I put them in fresh soil (not sure of the term, but soil for sowing seeds) and today, pretty much a week after having planted the seeds, I see the first little green thingamajigg poking its head out of the soil!!!!!)
I also put six seeds from regular bell peppers in the soil and two of them have shot up as well!
Thanks for your advice, my Bhut Jolokia has now gone full circle. From seed to plant and fruit back to seed and a new plant is coming! I am thrilled!
Excellent! I am glad it worked out for you. And no problem at all, you aren't spamming me. Happy to help when I can. You should have a look at my Patreon and consider signing up...I have a private Discord chat server which all my Patrons. We chat about the growing and sauce making, and even the tech side of what I do! www.patreon.com/chillichump
Why don't you get large bags and cover the whole plant?
Restricts the growth of the plant by limiting light. Also will be more likely to encourage insects like aphids
Really? Ok thanks@@ChilliChump
Ordered the bags. Will try. Ring of fire and Carolina Reaper
Would a plastic sandwich bag work?
Wouldn't be great if the weather is hot, would damage the pod
@@ChilliChump OK, might have to buy some party favor bags, thanks for the advice
I would have to think that the strong genetic jalapeno polen would get through that bag.
Maybe ok in a fan free greenhouse, but posssibly not outdoors.
Good videos and excellent chili peppers, it hurts to be in Spain-Canary Islands, not being able to have some of their species, with the excellent climate we have, if I donate seeds, do I subscribe? ChilliChump heh heh I'm kidding I already subscribed, happy harvest.
Buenos videos y excelentes chiles, lastima estar en España-Canarias, no poder tener algunas de sus especies, con el excelente clima que tenemos, si donar semillas me suscribo ? ChilliChump je je je es broma ya me suscribí, feliz cosecha .
Sorry me again.....do you ever deliberately cross pollinate your plants? If so what was the outcome?
Loving these videos, I've grown (well nurtured from pre-grown pots) a few plants from B&Q or Dobbies over the years with reasonable success. One plant I had was amazing but didn't know I could freeze and ferment, so quite a lot of fruit was wasted :(.
But the growing from seed to get access to more "exotic" chilli fruit has always been a mythical thing. I'm a bit rubbish in the garden. Anyhoo I went to B&Q today, bought a couple of 40 pot propagators, a bag of seedling compost and four packs of seeds - Cayenne, Bhut Jolokia (Ghosts?), Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot and good old Scotch Bonnets. The Bonnets I have a history with; back in the 90's when I wore contact lenses I made a curry with Bonnets and ended up in A&E getting assistance to get the bloody lenses out because my eyelids swelled up. I have other foolish chilli stories, but that'll do for now.
I have done some cross pollination before. I have had success with it. The challenge is with our short growing seasons, being able to get the cross pollinated seeds stable (through multiple generations) is a bit of a long process. I will be doing videos on this in the future.
And ouch...chillies and contact lenses are not a great combo!