Solanum chilense cultivation

[imgrimmer]

not exactly what the topic is about, but after reading your post I tried to find a picture of chilense to get an impression and found this one and this one.
It is a hybrid of chilense and esculentum. I suppose that is what you have in mind for the future?
I couldn`t find out where and who is growing this hybrid it is somehow related to peace seeds.

[keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.)]

William,

You May want to consider grafting onto the pennellii hybrids as they help hard to flower species flower faster.

tgrc.ucdavis.edu/grafting.aspx

[keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.)]

Oct 7, 2018 23:37:30 GMT -5 William said:

Been thinking about that some, especially for another species you sent me. Have you tried grafting yet? Seems like grafting might take a bit to get into, especially if you wanted to start with a kit from Johnny's. Did Chilense flower at all for either you or Joseph?

It doesn't sound terribly hard to grow chilense at Davis. Must be a day length sensitivity thing. The article does say the penellii x rootstock takes care of that for some things.

I haven't tried grafting yet, but i did get some grafting tape. Also i saw some grafting clips in a magazine once that looked cool, basically a plastic thing with a spring.

Mine grew but i think had folded up leaves kinda like S. Galapagense maybe, and didn't grow much the whole season. Never even grew flower buds if i remember correctly.

Could be a day length thing. Maybe also a soil thing. Not sure, it might be worth looking at a google map where chilense are collected from and seeing if they are from dry sandy areas..


tgrc.ucdavis.edu/Data/Acc/Wildspecies.aspx

[Joseph Lofthouse]

Solanum chilense failed to thrive in my garden. I don't remember if it flowered.

[imgrimmer]

I have got fruits of some chilense hybrids.  They are good fruit growers and fruit setters.

[steev]

Very interesting.

[keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.)]

Pure Chilense never set fruit for me either. Wonder if I should have tried hand pollination.