"fourmations" wrote in message
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hi all

i eat chillis and peppers all the time

can i just take the seed out of them and plant?

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Probably not. Because they're possibly FI hybrids and so
won't grow true from seed.

FI hybrid seed which is more expensive to produce and to buy,
is still used commercially because it produces a more uniform
crop and generates a higher yield. But only in the first
generation.

And uniform size and colour is what consumers demand.

However the seeds of FI hybrids will produce plants
with variable characteristics in terms of size, colour and
flavour to name just three. Some plants or may even prove
sterile or at least produce very few flowers.

Hybridisation not only increases yields but also eliminates
faults, and hybrid seed is produced by hand using a scalpel
and a paintbrush. Hence the extra expense.


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do they need to be dried?
is commercial seed a better option?

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Yes. See above.

If you buy standard i.e non FI hybrid commercial seed, and grow
your plants from that, then you can save the seed from those to use
next year. And the year after etc. Providing the plants remain
healthy anyway.



michael adams





Im not exactly a skinflint but it would cost me 15euros to buy the seeds
that are sitting in fresh veg in my house at any time.
(the small green hot chillis, big african chillis, cayeene chillis and
standard bell peppers)

regards

niall

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