Need help w/ pepper seed color

peebee · September 2, 2014

I noticed when I was cutting up several Padron pepper pods that one had seeds that were a different color from the rest. They were very dark beige, while all the other pods had nice clean almost white seeds. I threw them out, but wondered what could have caused this? Would you have thrown them away too?

kayrobbins · September 2, 2014

Yes, I would discard any seeds that look "off". It could have been insect damage. Sometimes the holes they make are so small that it might not get noticed. It could have also been a disease.

September 2, 2014	#1
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Need help w/ pepper seed color I noticed when I was cutting up several Padron pepper pods that one had seeds that were a different color from the rest. They were very dark beige, while all the other pods had nice clean almost white seeds. I threw them out, but wondered what could have caused this? Would you have thrown them away too?

September 2, 2014	#2
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	Yes, I would discard any seeds that look "off". It could have been insect damage. Sometimes the holes they make are so small that it might not get noticed. It could have also been a disease.