I was finally able to cross pollinate two pepper varieties! They are:
yellow bell pepper - just some market variety.
dedo-de-moça - Capsicum baccatum, red, 5k~15k Scoville heat units (hotter than a jalapeño, milder than a cayenne), great flavour.
I want the breed to be: yellow, large, mild but not heatless, finger-shaped. And hopefully more resistant to insects than bell peppers are.
In the meantime I’m still waiting for my chocolate-coloured habanero to grow flowers, so I can cross-breed it. Likely with dedo-de-moça too, I like the shape.
To be frank it’s only the start - I’ll need to plant and select at least five generations of the hybrid. But I’m really happy, the hardest part was done.
I was finally able to cross pollinate two pepper varieties! They are:
I want the breed to be: yellow, large, mild but not heatless, finger-shaped. And hopefully more resistant to insects than bell peppers are.
In the meantime I’m still waiting for my chocolate-coloured habanero to grow flowers, so I can cross-breed it. Likely with dedo-de-moça too, I like the shape.
May the pepper gods bless you with bountiful harvest!
Thank you!
Wow, for some people (me included) it’s hard enough to even keep a plant alive. Cross breeding them is next level
You can cross-pollinate plants by using a little paintbrush to catch and move the pollen.
To be frank it’s only the start - I’ll need to plant and select at least five generations of the hybrid. But I’m really happy, the hardest part was done.