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A very quick Rocoto question

stettoman

stettoman

OK, here 'tis:
 
When I pulled some rather large seeds out of a frozen Rocoto Amarillo this morning, I noticed something I've seen in most if not all of the packets of Rocoto seeds from members here: a good number of "mini" seeds, seeds that look identical to the big ones, only teensy, perhaps teensy-weensy.
 
WhaddoIdo? Chuck 'em?
 
Or are they just as much seed as the bigguns?
 
I guess I'm curious more than anything else. This pepper was loaded for seed.....
 
Thanks guys, like I said, I'm just curious. I may try one planting with the tiny seedlets just to see.

Yeah Dale, these Rocoto Amarillos are pretty small, but the seeds are yuge...

OK, here's one: Anyone ever plant direct from the fruit? Do they germ faster? Would coming out of a freezer make a difference? (Some seed won't germinate unless it goes through a frozen stage, don't know about capscicum)....
 
stettoman said:
Thanks guys, like I said, I'm just curious. I may try one planting with the tiny seedlets just to see.

Yeah Dale, these Rocoto Amarillos are pretty small, but the seeds are yuge...

OK, here's one: Anyone ever plant direct from the fruit? Do they germ faster? Would coming out of a freezer make a difference? (Some seed won't germinate unless it goes through a frozen stage, don't know about capscicum)....
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If I am germinating straight from a fresh fruit, then I most likely would have a plant that I took the pod from, still alive. In that case, I would just clone the plant, and dry the seeds for future endeavors.

I have planted seeds from a fresh fruit, and they pop up a few days faster than a dried seed.

Frozen seeds are very different, especially with Pubes. You aren't going to get very good germination rates, if at all, with those frozen seeds.
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
If I am germinating straight from a fresh fruit, then I most likely would have a plant that I took the pod from, still alive. In that case, I would just clone the plant, and dry the seeds for future endeavors.

I have planted seeds from a fresh fruit, and they pop up a few days faster than a dried seed.

Frozen seeds are very different, especially with Pubes. You aren't going to get very good germination rates, if at all, with those frozen seeds.
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Thanks for the info, Dale. You likely saved me a lot of time.....
 
I cut a healthy forking branch at a diagonal, dip the end in rooting hormone, then plug it in a rockwool cube til it's sprouted roots. I then plant that rockwool cube in a 1 gallon pot with soil. Works every time.
 
Chorizo857_62J said:
Is there a GoTo guide for cloning peppers?  I have done other plants, but these seem to not respond to a water cutting as with tomato, landscaping plants, or thoer varieties.  Just wondering.
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I chopped the top of an aji dulce plant last season diagonally and just threw it in a glass of water that was sitting in the window and trimmed off most of the leaves. It took around a month but I eventually had roots so I put it in soil. It now has a decent root system for its and its container's size.
 
I tried the water in the window method on one cutting, just because the branch came off by other means, but no go.  I've rooted stuff in vermiculite and perlite before, with a root hormone, but never peppers.  Guess the success rate is going to be like seedlings...larger group on the front end means more success.
 
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