? on saving pepper seeds

barryla61 · August 31, 2014

We have this wonderful bell pepper that a friend gave us. A friends of hers gave her the plants and she does not know what variety they are.
My question is if we save seed can we expect to have peppers like this beautiful one pounder next year?

ContainerTed · August 31, 2014

Hopefully, the pepper showed its color before it was picked. If so, you have an excellent chance. Remove all the seeds and dry them on a paper plate. Next year when you plant, put extra seeds in to make sure if your germination rate is low, you're sure to get a few plants.

Peppers are always better when fully (FULLY) ripe. For me, I take a pepper for seed after it is fully colored and just before it becomes inedible.

barryla61 · August 31, 2014

We have more on the plants so we will plan on saving seeds from one later on
Thanks Ted

neoguy · August 31, 2014

A couple of things to think about...

First, if the pepper is of an unknown variety it may be a hybrid, if that's the case it may not grow true the following year.

Second, if the pepper was grown around other varieties of peppers if may have crossed with the other peppers.

I say if you have the room and the desire, go for it. I'm always saving pepper seed that didn't grow true to see what the following years results will be.

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Hopefully, the pepper showed its color before it was picked. If so, you have an excellent chance. Remove all the seeds and dry them on a paper plate. Next year when you plant, put extra seeds in to make sure if your germination rate is low, you're sure to get a few plants. Peppers are always better when fully (FULLY) ripe. For me, I take a pepper for seed after it is fully colored and just before it becomes inedible. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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neoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 610	A couple of things to think about... First, if the pepper is of an unknown variety it may be a hybrid, if that's the case it may not grow true the following year. Second, if the pepper was grown around other varieties of peppers if may have crossed with the other peppers. I say if you have the room and the desire, go for it. I'm always saving pepper seed that didn't grow true to see what the following years results will be. Last edited by neoguy; August 31, 2014 at 02:37 PM. Reason: duh

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barryla61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bedford, VA Posts: 256	We have more on the plants so we will plan on saving seeds from one later on Thanks Ted