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Dorset Naga's and various garden pics.
Well, after 2 years of trying, my Dorset Naga's are bearing fruit finally. They are not really hard to grow once established, but germination can be a real chore. The soil must remain between 80-83F for roughly 18-23 days until signs of life.
I also have Red Savina habs., Hot Banana, Sweet Banana, Cherry, Bell, Anaheim and Jalaps. Tomatoes are Cherry, Roma, Rutgers and Early Girl.
Most of the Naga's will be getting dried, so if anyone is wanting any seeds just send me a PM. I am going to send a few to Al so he can put them in a radioactive display box....
Naga's.....

Naga's....



Not sure if I can bring myself to eat a Naga, but I am sure my boy and his friends will try them for the right price..:devil:
I also have Red Savina habs., Hot Banana, Sweet Banana, Cherry, Bell, Anaheim and Jalaps. Tomatoes are Cherry, Roma, Rutgers and Early Girl.
Most of the Naga's will be getting dried, so if anyone is wanting any seeds just send me a PM. I am going to send a few to Al so he can put them in a radioactive display box....
Naga's.....

Naga's....



Not sure if I can bring myself to eat a Naga, but I am sure my boy and his friends will try them for the right price..:devil:
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Funny you should mention cross-pollination. I actually hand pollinated alot of the buds to try and avoid that very thing.
Here is an interesting site I ran across on the net. http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum/12-hot-pepper-talk/
I'd LOVE to get a few of your seeds when ready. Have you stumbled upon the thread detailing how a few of us smoked the hotter peppers for grinding? That ends up great table fare.
Actually, if left to my own devices for a while I can dream up a LOT of uses for them. I don't know too many people who enjoy that stuff as much as I do (around here anyway), so they tend to last a long time. I bet I eat some derivative from those things every day of the year, on something, between ground product, plain old hot sauce, BBQ sauce, etc. etc. Actually a lot of health benefits to that, if I can believe most of what I read.
I haven't had the opportunity yet, but its on my list.
Good stuff.
Shoot me a pm with your address and I will send some out when done. I did see the thread about smoking them and plan on doing some that way. I will probably pick your brain when the time comes though.
Here is a link to where I get my seeds from. He also has great germinating and growing tips.
http://www.thehippyseedcompany.com/
Another good one to follow.
http://www.thehottestpepper.com/how-to-grow-bhut-jolokia-seeds.html
I haven't planted my garden for the last couple of years but all I've been growing are peppers and tomatoes. The cross pollenation is a very real problem and the only way you can really avoid it is to keep bees off the plants.(good luck) Aside from the heat, the soil around here is almost solid sand and nutrients get leached out really fast. Between the soil, heat, and lattitude, I'm really limited as to what grows well. Even with the tomatoes, I can only grow smaller varieties like romas, cherrys, and grapes. The big meaty varieties don't do well. Incidently, there is a magazine based specifically on peppers and spicy foods called chili pepper magazine. I had a subscription for several years and it's full of a lot of awesome recipes.
I HAD one in a pot. Growing fine, got some flowers.... Then some insect cut all the leaves off. Damnit.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov