Saving Heirloom Pepper Seeds

[RHeikenfeld]

If the pepper is mature and the seed pod is hung in a place that's dry, the seeds shouldn't turn black. There's lots of ways to save seeds. A friend of mine rinses them to remove any membrane and then puts them on a towel (not terrycloth since they'll stick) to dry and then she puts the completely dried seeds in a glass bottle.

[seaner21889]

are they suppose to turn black

[RobinsRandom]

I have Three peeper plants in my Garden right now.. that are simply from the TOPS of bell peppers that I got from the store. I cut the tops off, and seed the peppers, than went out side and put them in the ground.... NOW mind you I did not really expect any thing to grow... but I now have THREE pepper plants about 6 inches tall. The tops had SEEDs, peppers grew from the SEEDs not just the tops..

[RecipeCook]

@RobinsRandom

Let us know how they turn out.

[RobinsRandom]

I have Three peeper plants in my Garden right now.. that are simply from the TOPS of bell peppers that I got from the store. I cut the tops off, and seed the peppers, than went out side and put them in the ground.... NOW mind you I did not really expect any thing to grow... but I now have THREE pepper plants about 6 inches tall.

[chrishattich]

The problem with this is that, if you have grown one variety of pepper next to another, the chance of the seed bearing true to the parent plant is slim. Peppers love to cross-pollinate so, while you likely wont end up with one of the peppers you started with , you may end up with a cool new pepper.

[Ivanlamperouge]

Thanks for the video. My number one problem gardening is to proper store seeds so I don't need to buy new one.

[Ogizzie]

Now I'm definitely not one to nitpick but...this lady's method doesn't really work.

She tried to save seeds from a green (unripened) pepper. The seeds aren't developed enough to be fertile. If you try saving seeds from a green pepper depending on the variety they will either not germinate or schribble up and turn brown.

If you want to save pepper seeds you must let the pepper ripen completely on the vine. This way you will have healthy seeds and great germination rates. Hope this was helpful!

[allM3inM3Christ]

@Ogizzie It was a jalapeno pepper she was using. It was already ripe :}

[bjusticeforever]

@Ogizzie This isn't a reply as much as it is a question: I grew some wonderful red & orange bell peppers, and I'd like to save to save some seeds for next year. Would it be smart for me to allow one of each to ripen to the point it is starting to die (shrivel up) before picking it and saving the seeds? I've already tried germinating some of the seeds from a ripened red bell pepper and they wouldn't sprout. Any useful thoughts are appreciated!

[Ogizzie]

@bjusticeforever Well, to be honest with you, I really don't know. I've never had the heart to see a perfectly ripened pepper sit and rot on the plant lol. But I might try it next year.

As for your seeds not sprouting. When you saved the seeds, what exactly did you do? Did you take it out of the pepper and immediately tried to get it to germinate? Ideally, you must let the harvested seed sit in a cool, dry area for about a week for them to dry. Exposure to sun might burn them [Continued......]

[Ogizzie]

@bjusticeforever [Continued....] And if they are left in an environment where they would be subject to any exposure to moisture (example: in a plastic bag) they will rot. What I would recommend trying is making sure the pepper is fully vine ripened, take the seeds out, place them evenly on a paper towel (unfolded), and store them in a cool, dark place for about a week or until they are bone dry. Then try to germinate them.

[Ogizzie]

@bjusticeforever And one more thing that I forgot to mention. You say you "grew some red and orange peppers", did you buy the plants or did you start them from seeds? If you bought them as plants there's a good chance they're "hybrid". If you don't know then that means they're two species of peppers put together. If so, it's likely you won't be able to germinate the seeds. I never was able to germinate seeds from Hybrid plants. [Continued]

[bjusticeforever]

@Ogizzie Actually, I bought the pepper seeds (they were labeled SWEET peppers) as a mixed variety. When they began producing, I realized they were Bell Peppers, and they produced yellow, white, orange and red peppers (no purple ones which I was sad about.) I have some good news, however. A few days ago, the seeds a put in wet paper towels FINALLY sprouted! I'm really happy about this because I'll be able to continue to produce these for my wife and friends! Thanks for the info!

[Ogizzie]

@bjusticeforever [Continued] And even if I did get the hybrid seeds to germinate they either didn't produce peppers or was a different species than the pepper you saved the seed from. If you're going to save seeds from a pepper from the garden, make sure it's vine ripened, and make sure it's a heirloom pepper, not a hybrid. Sorry for the long reply, I'm very passionate about this lol. I hope I helped. Any more questions feel free to send me a message. Thank you.

[Paulina0618]

@Ogizzie I'll have to disagree with you. I have successfully saved seeds from green bell peppers and have had nearly 100% germination rates. I've germinated them by soaking the seeds in water for a few hours or overnight and placing in a paper towel and I've had nearly 100% germination rates. I've even germinated them pretty much right out of the pepper, soaking, and putting in a paper towel and they have germinated that way for me as well. I'm not sure if this works with Hungarian though..

[rawvibing]

Thank you I appreciate your video, i'm just learning how to grow a few things in my apartment so thanks again!

[HighPlainsWoman]

Thanks for the info. I've always tried saving pepper seeds, but they usually turn moldy before they dry, I didn't think about hanging them up attached to the pepper. I grew many heirloom varieties this year and I'm going to try your method. Thanks again.

[spyknife]

The old lady in the video is'nt gonna reply to your comment !

[jacoff1973]

I cut them out and put them in a paper bag to dry. Then I put them in envelopes.

[mistanea93]

thanks for showing me how to save pepper seeds.