Saving Chillies (seed)

[saddad]

I'm sure that I know the answer to this but am having a crisis of confidence.. do Chillies have perfect flowers like Toms? So can be grown together with little risk of cross pollination? A friend has asked for some to save seed.. would that work...?
???

[saddad]

[Robert_Brenchley]

Apparently they will hybridise, so you need to hand-pollinate and take precautions if you want seed that comes true reliably.

[saddad]

Thanks Rob.. that's what I thought but just had a glimmer of hopefulness!
::)

[Merry Tiller]

Seed I've saved has come true, even though I grow 5 or 6 varieties close together. I've got a really nice round chili this year saved from a fruit given to me by my nephew, I think he got it from a farmers market in St. Neots