Green Shi★★★★o Peppers

Kikaida · August 11, 2015

Hi all,

Will these green peppers still provide viable seeds or do they need to be ripe? The seeds look fully formed...Just don't want to waste 2 weeks keeping a paper towel damp for nothing.

dokutaaguriin · August 11, 2015

ししとう
The peppers must be red to get viable seed from them

ジェフ

Cole_Robbie · August 11, 2015

shish!to is a closer approximation of the censored word, if that helps anyone

Darren Abbey · August 12, 2015

If you've got dried seeds that look like typical dried pepper seeds, they should be mature enough to grow. If the seeds were too immature, upon drying they would shrink away to a crispy brown.

I got some Shis!to chiles from a local sushi joint with the goal of saving some seeds to grow. When I dried the seeds, most of them weren't ready... but a few were. I still need to try and grow them, but the few seeds look like they're in good shape.

ScottinAtlanta · August 12, 2015

I also let them get red before harvesting the seeds. Just let them lay on the table. They will get the job done.

Kikaida · August 12, 2015

Cool, thanks for the advice all! I notice some have brown seeds that don't look right while others have nice, thick, cream colored seeds. I'll keep you posted.

August 11, 2015	#1
Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	Green Shi★★★★o Peppers Hi all, Will these green peppers still provide viable seeds or do they need to be ripe? The seeds look fully formed...Just don't want to waste 2 weeks keeping a paper towel damp for nothing. __________________ Fun FIRST, safety second... Last edited by Kikaida; August 11, 2015 at 06:34 PM. Reason: Huh, let me enunciate "Sheesheeto"

August 12, 2015	#4
Darren Abbey Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 586	If you've got dried seeds that look like typical dried pepper seeds, they should be mature enough to grow. If the seeds were too immature, upon drying they would shrink away to a crispy brown. I got some Shis!to chiles from a local sushi joint with the goal of saving some seeds to grow. When I dried the seeds, most of them weren't ready... but a few were. I still need to try and grow them, but the few seeds look like they're in good shape. __________________ http://the-biologist-is-in.blogspot.com

August 12, 2015	#6
Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	Cool, thanks for the advice all! I notice some have brown seeds that don't look right while others have nice, thick, cream colored seeds. I'll keep you posted. __________________ Fun FIRST, safety second...

August 11, 2015	#2
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	ししとう The peppers must be red to get viable seed from them ジェフ

August 11, 2015	#3
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	shish!to is a closer approximation of the censored word, if that helps anyone

August 12, 2015	#5
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I also let them get red before harvesting the seeds. Just let them lay on the table. They will get the job done.