Processing Pepper Seeds

Cole_Robbie · March 22, 2017

I used to think that saving pepper seeds was a no-brainer. Dump some seeds in a bowl when eating the pepper and put it in the cabinet to dry. It works, but not as well as I would like. Some varieties of my saved pepper seeds are not germinating like they should. And in trading seeds from people on other sites, my germination with other people's seeds is hit and miss as well. I usually get nearly 100% with tomatoes, so I don't think it is method or environment..

I just read this article about the sink & float method:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...ppers-zbcz1409

Maybe I will try that this summer. Some of my seeds are whiter than others. I also wonder if that makes a difference. And how ripe should the pepper be? Is it better to wait until it starts to mold or go bad?

If anyone has any processing tricks to make sure I am saving only the best seeds, I would love to hear them.

March 22, 2017	#1
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Processing Pepper Seeds I used to think that saving pepper seeds was a no-brainer. Dump some seeds in a bowl when eating the pepper and put it in the cabinet to dry. It works, but not as well as I would like. Some varieties of my saved pepper seeds are not germinating like they should. And in trading seeds from people on other sites, my germination with other people's seeds is hit and miss as well. I usually get nearly 100% with tomatoes, so I don't think it is method or environment.. I just read this article about the sink & float method: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...ppers-zbcz1409 Maybe I will try that this summer. Some of my seeds are whiter than others. I also wonder if that makes a difference. And how ripe should the pepper be? Is it better to wait until it starts to mold or go bad? If anyone has any processing tricks to make sure I am saving only the best seeds, I would love to hear them. Last edited by Cole_Robbie; March 22, 2017 at 09:39 PM.