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Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

Like an idiot, I may have let a couple unique pepper cultivars go extinct!!!

For years I had a keen interest in developing dwarf peppers with unique qualities.

Most notably "Baby Cayenne" and "Baby Pequin."

But, I fell into a very deep depression and lost interest.

So, I'm going to attempt to revive some very old seed—if I can find the seed.

I have been studying the subject and I've developed a strategy.

I've known for a long time that Dr. Carolyn Male and Dr. Craig LeHoullier were a able to revive very old tomato seeds via diluted "blue stuff", AKA liquid Miracle-Gro.

I grow organically, but I'm not against using that stuff or something similar in a desperate situation such as this.

 

Baby Cayenne

7 inch long chile on an 8 inch tall plant!

jrw8bc.jpg

3 plants in this container... plants are 8-10 inches tall, 12-14 inches wide.
An amazing amount of chiles on such tiny plants.

34yy99t.jpg

 

Baby Pequin

Dwarf plant to 10-12 inches tall, 12-14 inches wide.
Fruits are upright, up to 3/4 of an inch long, medium heat, nice flavor.

2ldqv4.jpg

 

 

Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

Like an idiot, I may have let a couple unique pepper cultivars go extinct!!!

For years I had a keen interest in developing dwarf peppers with unique qualities.

Most notably "Baby Cayenne" and "Baby Pequin."

But, I fell into a very deep depression and lost interest.

So, I'm going to attempt to revive some very old seed—if I can find the seed.

I have been studying the subject and I've developed a strategy.

I've known for a long time that Dr. Carolyn Male and Dr. Craig LeHoullier were a able to revive very old tomato seeds via diluted "blue stuff", AKA liquid Miracle Grow.

I grow organically, but I'm not against using that stuff or something similar in a desperate situation such as this.

 

Baby Cayenne

7 inch long chile on an 8 inch tall plant!

jrw8bc.jpg

3 plants in this container... plants are 8-10 inches tall, 12-14 inches wide.
An amazing amount of chiles on such tiny plants.

34yy99t.jpg

 

Baby Pequin

Dwarf plant to 10-12 inches tall, 12-14 inches wide.
Fruits are upright, up to 3/4 of an inch long, medium heat, nice flavor.

2ldqv4.jpg

 

 

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