3 and 4 lobed bottoms.

beeman · June 4, 2015

I'm talking about Green Bell peppers, what were you thinking about?

I have just found out there are male and female Bell peppers.
The 3 lobed bottom is the male, the 4 lobed bottom is the female with more seeds and a sweeter taste.

Might account why some pepper seed won't germinate, if you're taking seed from a 3 lobed bottom.
Comments from the experts would be appreciated, just to confirm of refute the above.

clkeiper · June 4, 2015

I think it is a hokey "story" and there is nothing such as a female or male pepper.

Mojave · June 4, 2015

https://showmeoz.wordpress.com/2013/...r-sex-scandal/

Wi-sunflower · June 5, 2015

Just like the dumb story about eggplant gender ---it's false. Biology says only the flowers of a plant can possibly be male or female. And that's only if the flowers are "imperfect". Example is squash. They have 2 types of flowers. But both peppers and eggplant have "perfect" flowers. Here is the snopes article that explains it better http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bellpepper.asp

Carol

Labradors2 · June 5, 2015

How can they be male and female when all seeds produce new plants?

I heard that the three-lobed red peppers are sweeter, so I go out of my way to select them at the store. Does anyone know if THAT story is true?

Linda

June 4, 2015	#1
beeman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 692	3 and 4 lobed bottoms. I'm talking about Green Bell peppers, what were you thinking about? I have just found out there are male and female Bell peppers. The 3 lobed bottom is the male, the 4 lobed bottom is the female with more seeds and a sweeter taste. Might account why some pepper seed won't germinate, if you're taking seed from a 3 lobed bottom. Comments from the experts would be appreciated, just to confirm of refute the above.

June 4, 2015	#2
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I think it is a hokey "story" and there is nothing such as a female or male pepper. __________________ carolyn k

June 4, 2015	#3
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	https://showmeoz.wordpress.com/2013/...r-sex-scandal/ __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

June 5, 2015	#4
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Just like the dumb story about eggplant gender ---it's false. Biology says only the flowers of a plant can possibly be male or female. And that's only if the flowers are "imperfect". Example is squash. They have 2 types of flowers. But both peppers and eggplant have "perfect" flowers. Here is the snopes article that explains it better http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bellpepper.asp Carol

June 5, 2015	#5
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	How can they be male and female when all seeds produce new plants? I heard that the three-lobed red peppers are sweeter, so I go out of my way to select them at the store. Does anyone know if THAT story is true? Linda