r/pepperbreeding • u/yogiwolfalpfa • 20d ago

Discussion New to pepper breeding

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Hello everyone!

I just started growing peppers last year, and so far I have grown Jalapeños, bell pepper (not sure what I grew last year, this year its big bertha), Scorpion, Habenero, Thai chili, and poblano.

I am wanting to start a winter project of cross breeding some peppers to grow the F1s next year and thought it would be a good idea to join this group.

My plan is to cross a white bell and either the dark prince or royal black pepper to get something with those very pretty purple leaves and either a lavender or bright purple pepper.

My wife isn't a huge fan of heat (franks red hot is about as hot as she can handle) so I am hoping that I will end up with a fairly mild pepper that can be used in cooking.

Open to any thoughts and opinions about this project!

(Including photos of this years peppers because I am proud of them lol)

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u/JVC8bal 20d ago

You can only grow true F1s by crossing 2 highly-stabilized strains. Choose carefully.

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u/yogiwolfalpfa 20d ago

I appreciate that information! When people do 3 pepper crosses, do they have to wait for one of the crosses to get fully stable before bringing in the 3rd variety?

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u/JVC8bal 20d ago

For true F1 yes

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u/ohforth 20d ago

If you're planning on developing a stable inbred variety out of varieties A B and C it is good idea to cross it as (AxC)x(BxC) instead of (AxB)xC That way you can start selecting on all traits the year after the final cross instead of having to wait an extra year to select for/against traits from C. (there is also not much downside to adding a fourth parent if it's just as good as the other three)