Investigate the word "Metaxenia". The short summary is that metaxenia is when pollen affects the female plant tissue. It is possible that hot pepper pollen could cause a sweet pepper to develop some capsaicin but as previously posted, many years of research says it does not happen. Corn is a different story. When you grow white corn and it is pollinated by pollen from a corn plant that produces yellow seed, then the white corn plant produces kernels that are yellow. This is because one set of dna from the pollen is incorporated into the corn seed and since that dna codes for yellow corn and since yellow is dominant over white, the result is yellow corn kernels. The general rule of thumb is that the seed are affected by the pollen source but the fruit that houses the seed is not. There are examples such as apple that break this rule for specific characters. DarJones

LOL, Mary! I've already tried canteloupes (got one nice-sized fruit); that vine was everywhere! No zukes for me - they'd probably take over my living quarters! Vera, I wish I had the space to overwinter the habs! The plant is huge. I kept the other small chile in a very small pot this year so I can try to over-winter it. We'll see. Shirley, they are yummy! PV

if you want to purchase I know an internet seller that has the most common varieties (sweet, mild, hot) at the most reasonable prices ($1.00 to $1.25 per pack). Just search "sample seeds dot com and then go to pepper seeds page. Shipping is also super reasonable. Having said that, you may be able fo find a lot of seeds on the rack at the bog box stores. I got most of my seeds from store bought fresh/dried peppers, some from BBS and couple from generous GW members at this forum. But if I had to order, I would go to ssdotcom.

I am looking for any pepper seeds. Heirloom and OP preferred. Especially fond of the quadratos if you have them. I have an abundance of: Beets Cylindra Beets Ciccioga (sp? the bullseye one) Beans Cannellini White kidney beans (bush) Beans King of the garden lima Cabbage Napa Cabbage Standard, several varieties Dill Mammoth I have limited amounts of: Melons, Mostly watermelon. Reds only Winter squash Many varieties Tomatoes Nothing too fancy. I can so have a nice assortment of processing type tomatoes. I have lots of other things in small quantities. Please ask if there is something you want but don't see. Jean