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seed question please

Rymerpt

Rymerpt

Do I need to do anything special if I want to harvest seeds. There have been a few really good peppers that have crossed my plate lately that would be awesome to grow. Can I just scoop and plant? Do I need to dry a pod?

Newbe needs help AGAIN.


Thanks,

Rymerpt
 
 actually you can take fresh seeds and plant them for the most part i have notices fast germ rate
i think some warn about fungus but i never seen it happen every time i did it
 
thanks your friend joe
 
The pepper has to be ripe. For example, a friend gave me seeds saved from a green poblano. As I expected, they did not germinate.
 
If you want to store the seeds to plant later, make sure they have thoroughly dried.
 
kentishman said:
The pepper has to be ripe. For example, a friend gave me seeds saved from a green poblano. As I expected, they did not germinate.
 
If you want to store the seeds to plant later, make sure they have thoroughly dried.
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Umm.. What about green capsicum? Does that mean their technically unripe?
 
Yeah, the green capsicums you buy are just ones that haven't turned red yet.
 
I have been wondering if there are any secrets to seed collection too. I bought some plants with what looked like ripe pods on and planted the seeds, some like the serrano I had almost 100% success, other things like the yellow wax was dismal. The yellow wax one looked yellow and waxy enough but I am starting to wonder if it might have gone some other colour and been riper if I had left it alone for a while.
 
Oh noooo. I harvested and planted seeds from the green capsicum i bought at the supermarket. Sigh. Time to throw them out then. =(
 
Kyox89 said:
Oh noooo. I harvested and planted seeds from the green capsicum i bought at the supermarket. Sigh. Time to throw them out then. =(
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Plant others, but the mother nature may through you a curve ball with those first ones.
 
This is my first year and I wait and I wait and I wait. Finally I see my first two hooks. I hurry up and build a mini grow box. The dang grow light was to hot and fried them. Sooo pissed. Live and learn I guess, but still sucks.
 
Live and learn is right :) We all make mistakes. I just sacrificed half a dozen seed starts (first time on peppers/maters) to FG larvae hehehe. There is a spider in the starter tray now though, he keeps a watch on things for me.
 
This is my first year and I wait and I wait and I wait. Finally I see my first two hooks. I hurry up and build a mini grow box. The dang grow light was to hot and fried them. Sooo pissed. Live and learn I guess, but still sucks.

I feel you brother, did exactly the same with 8. But I started over with a regular flourescent cool white bulb and so far so good now;)
 
Jonquill said:
Yeah, the green capsicums you buy are just ones that haven't turned red yet.
 
I have been wondering if there are any secrets to seed collection too. I bought some plants with what looked like ripe pods on and planted the seeds, some like the serrano I had almost 100% success, other things like the yellow wax was dismal. The yellow wax one looked yellow and waxy enough but I am starting to wonder if it might have gone some other colour and been riper if I had left it alone for a while.
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Yes, a yellow wax will turn deep orange when ripe and some almost reach red..  Leave it on the plant until at a bare minimum it is blushing an orange color.
 
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