store bought habeneros
 

Is there any reason why I can't grow from seeds saved from store bought fruit?

No reason at all. My buddy Pat saved seeds from a pepper year before last. Just put the seeds on a paper plate and let them dry. Every single one germinated last year. Go for it!

Duane

I agree I always plant seeds from peppers out of the store.
some of the best cantaloupes I have had were from saved seeds from out of the store.
They didn't come true they were smaller but they were sweeeeet.

Worth

Good idea.....didnt think of this one.

Thanks guys, I have a big ol' pile of seeds now. I am drying a pound and a half of fresh fruit, which will make less than a cup of ground powder for season salt. Dry winter air is great for air drying.