Pepper Seeds

BR · February 21, 2008

I found some Peppadew's at my local Whole Food Store. There are a few seeds inside some of the pepper. Do you think there is even a remote possibility they will germinate?

robin303 · February 21, 2008

I would give it a try.
I know people that would kill for those seeds. Don't know why. Don't they come from Africa.

**tomatoaddict** · February 22, 2008

If I had to take a guess, I would say no they won't germinate. Reason being, they are given a water bath to kill bacteria and I would think it would make the see non viable.

BR · February 23, 2008

I'm going to give them a try. I'll report back on my success or lack thereof.

kktwahoo · February 23, 2008

Good luck.

If said water bath has a bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic agent in it, it does not seem to me that said water would reach the seeds, so hopefully it will work for you.

What is so special about this pepper, if I may ask.

**nctomatoman** · February 23, 2008

Are we talking the rare and mysterious PeppaDew peppers, by chance?

BR · February 23, 2008

Craig, that's the one. I have twenty seeds drying now. I'm not holding my breath but maybe I'll get lucky.

BR

**nctomatoman** · February 23, 2008

Ive been trying to find a seed source for them myself - the question, though...is it a variety of pepper that is unique/difficult to find, or a process of commonly known peppers - processed in such a way to give it the particular flavor? Give it a shot and let us know how they do!

BR · May 7, 2008

That experiment did not work.... no germination at all.

Worth1 · May 7, 2008

I think the Peppadew thing is a hoax.
I think it is the process that does the trick with them.
Its a closely guarded secret and patented process.

All I can taste in the peppers is what is in the recipe that they use to make them.

Worth

kevokie · May 8, 2008

Are these things actually very good? I googled them and the pictures make them look pretty good.

BR · May 9, 2008

Worth... I think it's a little of both. The brine IS very sweet. The peppers are about the size of a cherry pepper but have much thicker walls than cherry peppers making them somewhat meaty. I just received a few seeds from S Africa so maybe I'll have better luck germinating these.

February 21, 2008	#1
BR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	Pepper Seeds I found some Peppadew's at my local Whole Food Store. There are a few seeds inside some of the pepper. Do you think there is even a remote possibility they will germinate?

February 22, 2008	#3
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	If I had to take a guess, I would say no they won't germinate. Reason being, they are given a water bath to kill bacteria and I would think it would make the see non viable. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

February 23, 2008	#5
kktwahoo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wahoo, Nebraska Posts: 132	Good luck. If said water bath has a bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic agent in it, it does not seem to me that said water would reach the seeds, so hopefully it will work for you. What is so special about this pepper, if I may ask. __________________ Kent & Kathy, near Wahoo, Nebraska "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." From In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan

February 23, 2008	#6
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Are we talking the rare and mysterious PeppaDew peppers, by chance? __________________ Craig

February 23, 2008	#8
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Ive been trying to find a seed source for them myself - the question, though...is it a variety of pepper that is unique/difficult to find, or a process of commonly known peppers - processed in such a way to give it the particular flavor? Give it a shot and let us know how they do! __________________ Craig

February 21, 2008	#2
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	I would give it a try. I know people that would kill for those seeds. Don't know why. Don't they come from Africa.

May 7, 2008	#9
BR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	That experiment did not work.... no germination at all.

May 7, 2008	#10
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I think the Peppadew thing is a hoax. I think it is the process that does the trick with them. Its a closely guarded secret and patented process. All I can taste in the peppers is what is in the recipe that they use to make them. Worth

May 8, 2008	#11
kevokie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 157	Are these things actually very good? I googled them and the pictures make them look pretty good. __________________ Kevin "A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins."- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

May 9, 2008	#12
BR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	Worth... I think it's a little of both. The brine IS very sweet. The peppers are about the size of a cherry pepper but have much thicker walls than cherry peppers making them somewhat meaty. I just received a few seeds from S Africa so maybe I'll have better luck germinating these.

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