What Is Your Favorite Sweet Pepper?

[Inflorescence]

We are also going to do a section of the gardens as “Chaos” gardens. We have a bunch of seed that’s getting older and just needs used, so why not!

Exactly, why not! That is so fun. I can’t wait to see what you get next year out of all these seeds.

I’m really excited for the results of this. It has so much common sense behind it. I’m taking the landrace course that one site I linked above has and I am drooling over the landrace muskmelons they have. I really hope it works! Myself, I have so much critter pressure that I’m worried about it, but I have my fingers crossed.

It seems like for peppers and others that have lower cross rates that it’s up to the individual for how they handle pollination. Some do hand pollination and others just let nature do what it wants to do. So for myself, I’m probably going to do some manual pollination if I’m able to. I’m also going to stick with Capsicum annuum this year since sometimes crossing with the others can lead to future fertility issues.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Exactly, why not! That is so fun. I can’t wait to see what you get next year out of all these seeds.

I’m really excited for the results of this. It has so much common sense behind it. I’m taking the landrace course that one site I linked above has and I am drooling over the landrace muskmelons they have. I really hope it works! Myself, I have so much critter pressure that I’m worried about it, but I have my fingers crossed.

It seems like for peppers and others that have lower cross rates that it’s up to the individual for how they handle pollination. Some do hand pollination and others just let nature do what it wants to do. So for myself, I’m probably going to do some manual pollination if I’m able to. I’m also going to stick with Capsicum annuum this year since sometimes crossing with the others can lead to future fertility issues.

It should be interesting. Part of the hope is for the quorum sensing to take place in the chaos garden. Reducing disease and insect pressure as well as reducing or eliminating fertilizer use. And could serve as a cover crop to drown out weeds. Plus it could be a almost no work form of gardening.
With proper roguing and selection of seeds from the best plants it should just get better and better.

James lofthouse’s information is fascinating and makes a lot of sense. Those muskmelons do look good. We can’t grow a good melon here so far to save our lives. No flavor, watery, sometimes taste like dirt.
For peppers we may just plant dense and hope for crossing. Just depends on having the time to hand pollinate. If we plant them in the high tunnel controlled pollination may be easier.