Aliska....my RE gets afternoon shade and if I remember correctly, I got mine at Ridaught's. Prettypetals....It's not hard at all to breed dl's. The AHS website has great instructions as does Tinkers and several other websites. It's really fun to me, not knowing what you'll get from a cross, and then getting something totally unexpected. My babies may not be the greatest but it sure is fun watching them grow and change. :) Boyd...how sweet, but I guess you're correct cause it's surely a lesson on genetics, isn't it? Glad you've all enjoyed this thread. There's a ninth seedling of this cross in my thread started yesterday. Jan Here is a link that might be useful: Ridaught's

Thanks for the quick responses. I'm hoping it's part of the ripening process but it seems a bit odd. They get about 4-5 hours of direct sun a day and none of my other pepper plants are showing this. I guess I'll find out when they are fully ripe and I harvest them. Maybe it's a purple mutation :) Thanks again, -Will

Philipperv, I've tried the true 7-pod/pot, the Trinidad Scorpion, and the Dorset Naga. The 7-pod is the least hot of the 3, but not by far. I would say the Dorset Naga and the Trinidad Scorpion are about neck and neck, perhaps the Dorset Naga is a small bit hotter. I think you'll find the Bhut/Bih Jolokia to be the hottest, judging from the HPLC test results that are now coming out.

This year i'll be planting a container herb garden as well as a few berries and veggies and wanted opinions from experienced gardeners, I don't have any in ground space to spare so all of my plants will be in 1 gal or 7 gal root pouches or in a Mr. Stacky stackable strawberry planter.What I am hoping to plant is Basil, Thai Basil, Dill, Cilantro, Chives, Oregano, Rosemary, Mint, Flat leaf Parsley, Thyme, Sage. I can easily plant each herb individually in the 1 gal root pouches or Mr. Stacky but I also wanted to know what I could plant combined in the 7 gal root pouch.The root pouches will be on trays and wick water up from the bottom. My novice thought is I could put the two basil's together, the Oregano and Thyme together perhaps with the parsley too? I am not sure what is the best companion for them or what their final growth habit will be like. I know the rosemary is a perennial and will get its own pot. I usually buy herbs already started but was thinking of starting the cilantro from seed, and wanted to know what else comes up reliable from seed in your experience and whats not worth the trouble? and when to start seeds in the PNW? My initial thought was to use the Mr. Stacky and do half Stawberries and half herbs but the compartments are so small I don't think the herbs would do well for long term. I now plan to use that for strawberries and pineberries and do the root pouches for everything else. I really want to be successful and over the years I realize that the best tips and aha moments have come from asking others that already successfully grow these themselves for advice, I don't have much luck with people responding to my questions but I am hopeful to get some advice here. Thank you in advance!