Onion seed is black and so you might be able to see the seed that already scattered on the ground, if you look closely, and pick it up. Or just leave it alone and let nature take its course and you will have seedlings in the spring, maybe. I don't know about Alaska, though, the winters are pretty long.

Just in case, here's the link so you can click on it. Wide masking tape will work MUCH better than bags. I've been busily hand pollinating lately. I'm growing both Warsaw Buff Pie Pie Pumpkin, Warsaw (round selection) and Old Timey Cornfield Pumpkin from Rodger Winn of NC. I'll have to post some photos. Old Timey Cornfield Pumpkin is VERY vigorous and very healthy. They're just now starting to set on fruit and it looks like it will be a bumper crop. George Tahlequah, OK Here is a link that might be useful: Hand pollination of Squash

john47, I feel like Cliff and Norm trying to "high-five" during a Cheers episode. I don't think we are really that much in disagreement. I agree that there is a high degree of cross-pollination possible with peppers (~30%), AND that this is predominantly due to insects. However, my initial point is still valid, MOST pollination is NOT by insects when dealing with a perfect flower. The fact that cross-pollination is not usually associated with wind "blowing the pollen" to a different pepper plant (rather it is due to mechanical "shaking/dislodging" of the pollen) would seem to confirm this. This is why bagging is a very effective (but not 100%) means of preventing cross-pollination with peppers-it keeps out the "bugs". Pollen grains are so tiny that if wind-induced cross-pollination were a major factor then bagging would be pointless as the grains of pollen could easily pass between the threads of cheesecloth or nylons. That would leave isolation as the only effective means of preventing cross-pollination, and for most home gardening enthusiasts this would be unreasonable (5oo yds between like crops). Having grown tomatoes and peppers for about 20 tears now, I can attest that with some basic precautions (bagging) a home gardening enthusiast can grow multiple varieties in close proximity and still maintain a pure stock. And for self-use, even bagging is largely unnecessary, as most (~70-90%) seeds will be of parental stock anyways. I didn't mean to start a debate. I only wanted to reassure those that are considering saving tomato/pepper seeds that it isn't that difficult to do. Tom, LOL, parthenogenesis! I think all I'll say is it is quite rare and isn't an efficient method of propagating peppers for the home enthusiast. Is the Chinense you spoke of known to be prone to parthenogenesis? -CC

Thanks Jaynine, I got some from them this morning, along with some from my snapdragons and pansies. Hopefully they will grow as nicely as their parents did. Happy Gardening, Gemfire