I bought a couple peppers last week that were excellent and was thinking of re growing the seeds to see if they were similar to what I ate. Has anyone saved a store bought peppers seeds and re grown them? I hate to spent time trying something someone else has figured out doesn't work. Otherwise they are going to the greenhouse tomorrow and getting put in a seed starting tray.
I didn't, but my green-thumb neighbor did a couple of years ago. He took seeds from orange, yellow, and red bell peppers his daughter was preparing for a salad; dried the seeds; and shared them out. I got magificent green bell peppers that ripened to red from the seeds he gave me, but others got everything from hot peppers to little nubbins that we thought might be throw-backs to peppers from the Stone Age.
Thanks Jane, I was wondering if he saved all of his seeds or just the ones from those peppers? A real mixed bag, so to speak. What about those keystones you grow? do you ever save those seeds? they are an OP variety, I think. I think I will try them to see what I get. what am I out? Does anybody want some of the seeds and try them, too? they were smallish bell peppers. Nice and flavorful. orange and red. PM if interested in the States/Canada.
Carolyn, he saves seeds like crazy, but these pepper seeds were from his daughter's salad peppers--kept separate by color. I don't save the Keystone Select seeds. I probably should, but I haven't so far. Good luck with your pepper experiment. You and Jerry are kindred souls!
The seeds from the peppers can be cross polinated with peppers from other types. So you can save the seeds but if those bees ect have been on the hot peppers before yours,,no telling what you might get.
Hello, I just wanted to say that I saved the seed from red, yellow,and green bell peppers that I bought from the supermarket. I let them air dry for a couple of days. And I planted them. They will produce good fruit. Go head and try it, good luck!
Hiya C--I save pepper seeds regularly. Ermmmm...if you mean paprika's or bell peppers that is. In fact when it is time to replenish the seeds, I simply go to the supermarket and look for the sort that I want (long and pointy or bell-shaped......and the colour that I want). I also take special care to select the largest ones that are present, for then I know that they have a genetic predisposition to large size. When I cut them up to eat, I remove all the seeds and place them on a piece of paper towel on the window sill and leave them there for a couple of weeks. When they are good and dry, I remove them and place them in a paper envelope until it is planting time. Addendum: I once had a bell pepper in my greenhouse that had begun forming micro plantlets inside it from the seeds whilst it was still on the plant. This gave me the idea that I could use the seeds (once dried) in weeks instead of months. I tried planting some seeds that I had harvested and were about 4 weeks old. They germinated and gave wonderful peppers that same year. That was an interesting discovery for me. Good luck there, C.
