toomanytommytoes, annie8, SP & 4shoes mystery chilli growing

[Scarlet]

Chimera - looks like it's going to be s hot one.
https://tictail.com/chillicroc/chime...t-bbg-scorpion

I think guajillo is the name of the dried pepper of mirasol - https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/mirasol
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-Seeds-...-/111143521515

[toomanytommytoes]

The confusion for me with Holy Mole is, since everyone seems to sell it as an F1 hybrid, whether the seed is self-saved by Red Hot Pepper Patch, in which case it wouldn't come true?

Aleppo is this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-2jcET-mfo

Big Caramel Mama is a cross between 7 Pot Douglah and Naga Morich, created by the same person as Big Black Mama. Both are potentially unstable.

Guajillo is the dried version of Mirasol chilli, a Capsicum annuum. Very popular in Mexico.

TS mustard I just assumed was Trinidad Scorpion Mustard.

[Small pumpkin]

Very helpful, thank you

[Mitzi]

I've grown Aleppo for the last two years and I love it. It has tremendous depth of flavour for an annuum so it is great to cook with. I would call the pods medium sized. I'm not growing it this year because I'm trying lots of new (to me) varieties but I will definitely grow it again in future.

[Small pumpkin]

As I suspected I've caved and moved my random ungerminated chilli seeds into a second propagator. Instead of composting them.
Never used it before so don't know how hot it is or if there are any heat spots in different places to my usual one. Hoping a few more will come up now with a change of scenery. Not even got a 100 yet

[annie8]

Very excited to announce we have chilli germination! 21 have come through along with 6 lemon drops. None of the dark ones but some of the larger yellow, medium yellow with red tinge, medium yellow, smaller yellow a few tiny yellow and medium orange. Hope you are impressed with the technical descriptions there! Have moved them to the windowsill and need to get gowing with ordering that grow light.

[toomanytommytoes]

Rocotos seem tricky to germinate, hmm?

Nothing more from my first sowing, so 5 out of 10, plus 2 more from my second sowing. The rest that didn't germinate I've fished out of the potting mix and now trying the moist-paper-in-plastic-bag method.

[Mitzi]

I've sown two lots of rocoto seeds (not from your mystery parcels, obvs) this year and only got one germinated out of all of them. Last year though I think I got reasonable germination from three different rocoto varieties. I think maybe the black shells are harder than white/yellow ones so need more soaking?

[toomanytommytoes]

Anyone else got a pale seedling? Usually I'd associate this with overwatering or nutrient deficiency, but all the others look fine. Perhaps it's just a pale leaved chilli plant?

[4Shoes]

Not doing at all well this year - Less than half of the seeds have germinated. Also having problems with seed head falling off.


The seed germinates. It gets to the point where you expect the leaves to force off the seed casing, but the seed casing and leaves drop off..

Have a couple like that just now. Strange

[toomanytommytoes]

Had the same problem with seed cases not coming off, but not with these mystery seeds. With one aubergine I just reburied the seedling with potting mix and it forced its way back up and out of its seed case. If that doesn't work I've had success with misting the stuck seed case so you get a drop of water stuck to it, repeating until the seed case softens and then very carefully removing with tweezers. Still manage to damage the odd cotyledon on really stubborn ones, though.

Last year I didn't have any issues, perhaps because I soaked seeds before sowing.

[Small pumpkin]

I've not noticed any pale seedlings. I'll have another look later when I give everyone a drink.

I try to help the seed husk off, when I get seedlings like that. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

I've turned off the propagator. None have appeared over the last few days. Plus I think the 70 or so extra chillies is enough of a challenge. All I have to do now is start trying to ID them as they grow!

[Small pumpkin]

My mystery babies


Not the best photo but you get the idea

[annie8]

Just spotted that one of the seedlings has much darker leaves. Any ideas what that might mean?

[Mitzi]

Just spotted that one of the seedlings has much darker leaves. Any ideas what that might mean?

Probably that it's a dark-leafed variety!

Which varieties have dark leaves?

Black olive chilli, cheiro roxa, Costa Rican orange, explosive ember, purple tiger & Zimbabwe black.
There could be others. There were a few varieties on the list that I couldn't find any information on at all.