r/pepperbreeding

Trinidad Scorpion and Orange Habaneros grown side by side in a container. Picked today, 10/5/26 an nearly all are very ripe with a couple almost past ripe…. Nearest other peppers grew 5 feet away and in the ground. Wondering about hab/ scorpion and scorpion/hab cross possibilities as well as potential for some kind of mongrel due to sweet pepper proximity (5 feet away)…. Wasn’t planning to save seeds but some of the posts among you all are inspiring. Interesting thoughts from youz?

So, I have a cherry chocolate candy cane, and a mega gold III hybrid (all from gourneys) and I want to collect as much data/research I need about this. (I think cherry chocolate candy cane is the right way to say it)

We’ve got some lookers among the first generation Bailey Pequin x Milena Bell Pepper hybrid (Daystar F1)!

Although these are all the same hybrid pepper, they have very different levels of sweetness and pungency.

You can participate by giving your thoughts on what will be harvested for you all to grow during the more fun second generation next season.

We’ll be harvesting seed for the community project as soon as a clear winner is selected by you all- the rest are headed to the fermentor 🌶️🐶

Saved seeds from a Chuck Norris Apocalypse Scorpion and was surprised the offspring had purple tinted leaves, something obviously cross pollinated it (unsure what since I grow a ton of dark leaf peppers). The peppers were very large, and even more surprising, had only a small amount of heat, like jalapeno level, I was expecting it to pack a nasty punch. And then the flavor! So robust and delicious, like a roasted red pepper with fruity chinense but none of the bitterness or floral notes.

I put two peppers into a pot of Jambalaya and it flavored the whole thing with barely a glimmer of heat. I didn't think this was going to be worth a grow out but now I'm definitely going to try to stabilize it. I can't handle much heat so this was perfect for me, hoping the next generation can replicate some of these traits.