Will seeds from frozen peppers germinate ?
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P . Dreadie
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it also depends on how ripe the pods were when frozen; seeds from unripe peppers typically wont germinate, let alone after being frozen; i've also had a 50/50 success rate, heres how i did it:
remove frozen pods, let them thaw on the counter, take the pods apart being careful not to pierce the seeds (you may want to wear gloves). make a weak tea solution, allow it to cool to room temperature, lay the seeds out on a plate between to paper towels, pour tea solution over them, put seed plate on top of something warm (television, old refridgerator, or just in a warm place) once germination begins, move them to a warm pot of soil and keep it in a warm place
typically thats how i get my best luck with seeds that have had a rough life. you can ignore the solution, but make sure you let them come up to temperature slowly, and once up to temperature leave them in a warm place to germinate
hope that helps
remove frozen pods, let them thaw on the counter, take the pods apart being careful not to pierce the seeds (you may want to wear gloves). make a weak tea solution, allow it to cool to room temperature, lay the seeds out on a plate between to paper towels, pour tea solution over them, put seed plate on top of something warm (television, old refridgerator, or just in a warm place) once germination begins, move them to a warm pot of soil and keep it in a warm place
typically thats how i get my best luck with seeds that have had a rough life. you can ignore the solution, but make sure you let them come up to temperature slowly, and once up to temperature leave them in a warm place to germinate
hope that helps
Thanks for the feedback folks.
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P. Dreadie
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P. Dreadie
That's very interesting. I've never heard that before. Will the seeds germinate quicker if sitting in tea-soaked paper towels?
pre-soaking the seeds helps to rehydrate them and get them ready for germinating.
Yep, drying if for storage and especially freezing. You could be lucky and get frozen, fresh ("moist") seeds to germinate but don't count on it. The water in the cells expand when frozen so that the cells basically explode. But the good part of freezing is that if the seeds are really dry they can keep for decades.
