r/pepperbreeding

Bell peppers that will be raised indoors for crossbreeding. They have gotten their first true leaves if I'm looking at these pictures correctly. I looked at the fertilizer that I purchased to encourage root and flowering without them getting humongous.

I didn't realize at first that this was fertilizer that you put in the soil not in the water though. So I'm hoping it's right. It says for a six inch pot, which these are, I use 3/4 of a teaspoon of the pellets. I really hope that this is correct. I played it safe and put a little bit less about half a teaspoon in each pot. Did I do it right? Or did I just kill them

My second attempt at a pepper cross after all the plants of EP001 dying. The anthocyanin presence on cotyledons confirms that it was a success, the end goal is keeping fruit shape and growth habit of Yukarı Bakan while introducing fruit color and variegation of Purple Tiger. Both the clustering flower and white variegation on foliage traits are recessive if I remember correctly, so I am not expecting anything that cool in F1.

Since I can not grow that many plants for selection I would like to distribute the F2 seeds for free to anyone interested after I get my first harvest. I will post an update when I have enough to share for a community grow (assuming this does not meet the fate of EP001...)

This is my first time growing a reaper( or any plant actually) do i need to trim the lower leaves like they do with fruit plants? I have zero knowlidge about plants… andy tips and advice is welcome! Ive read that i should water it as little as possible so the plant grows in a stressed state.