Where do you find seeds for different hot peppers?
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Do hot & sweet peppers cross and make hot fruits?
Comments (8)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...See MoreHelp a Newbie- how do I start bell and hot peppers from seed ?
Comments (2)It's not necessarily the peat that is the problem, but the pellets are encased in a netting that can inhibit root growth in spite of what the manufacturers say. If you use them to start your plants, cut and carefully peel the netting off when you pot up or transplant to the garden. Don't use 'garden soil' as it will carry bugs and pathogens that can kill your seedlings. Straight peat can compact, dry out and crust up, or hold too much moisture...starting mix has peat with vermiculite and other stuff(perlite?)mixed in. It is also sterile. I use Jiffy starting mix in cell packs, then use potting mix when I pot up to 8oz cups after a few sets of true leaves. As for peppers, you can find a lot of info perusing the Hot Pepper forum(growing info applies to sweet peppers too). There will be as many different methods as there are posters, and no way is THE way. What works for one may not work for another. Don't forget to read the FAQs at the top of the forum page. Peppers seeds need warmth to germinate, about 85 degrees is ideal, but they will eventually sprout at temps a bit lower. Keep the medium moist, but not wet. Some varieties will take longer to germinate than others and I've found it's best to keep different varieties in their own cell packs or pots so you can take sprouted ones off of the heat without disturbing the others. Don't fertilize your seedlings until they have a couple of sets of true leaves, and then do so with a very weak solution. Also, you don't say where your location is, if you're starting your seeds indoors, what kind of light source you have(lights, bright window?)and that info would help with feedback. Hope this gives you a starting point. Here is a link that might be useful: hot pepper forum...See MoreWANTED: Hot Pepper Seeds
Comments (2)Hi Heather: I have a very hot pepper called Scotch Bonnet, a long red Cayenne which is more hot than most, and a small number of seeds for a red Jalapeno which is fairly mild. Please e-mail via the Garden Web if you're interested....See MoreHot Pepper seeds from the box of seeds?
Comments (6)I harvested seed from one of those ornamental purple leaved peppers one year and also noticed my eyes and nose burning from the dust. Once I was scraping seeds out of hot peppers before they went into a sauce. The peppers were small, it was easier to use my fingernail. Well, that pepper juice got underneath my nail - that really burned. At some point I must have rubbed the corner of my eye, as well which also burned pretty good...I'm pretty careful with hot peppers now....See MoreRelated Professionals
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