AlittleSalt: Peppers have been a tough species for me... They are a warm loving crop that wants a long season, and it's so cold here... I see photos of pepper plants, in other gardens, in warm climates, that look like shrubbery. In my garden they max out about mid-calf. Most years I have been lucky to even get back as much seed as I put into the ground.
This year I had a great harvest. And I finally learned how to mature the seed more appropriately: (Thank you FusionPower and Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance!) And I saved the seed fruit-to-packet, and intend to plant it fruit-to-row. That method really helps with selection. So hopefully I'll be able to start sharing seed next growing season.
Landrace sweet peppers:
Drying peppers for seed:
