saving pepper seed

[barkingdog]

Hi All,

I have managed to get some pepperdew seed (thanks for the link Baccyman  ;D )

As I am growing lots of other chillis/peppers this year what is the best way to stop cross pollination? I have seen some cage type things on the web - I'm guessing this is the way to go - does anyone know where they can be bought?

Once I have a good stock of seed, I will share with you all  ;)

barkingdog

[barkingdog]

[elsie]

I'm also growing these, through a swap I did last year, so will be interested to find out too. Hopefully that will give us enough seed to share with all  ;D

[saddad]

It's one I've not tried to save from... having the luxury of 2, 8x6 greenhouses and a polytunnel I'd start by isolating it in one of the other houses...  :-[

[Biscombe]

I'm growing 79 varieties and plan on saving the seeds, heres 3 ways

1. Put PVA glue on the unopened flower
2. Make cages for you plants
3. Bag the unopened flowers with tea bags or wedding tulle

Good luck  :D

[Sparkly]

maybe I am being really stupid here but, biscombe if you put glue on the unopened flower how does pollination occur?

[Biscombe]

Pepper flowers are self-pollinated Just a shake will do the job, the PVA trick only results in a 30% success but better than building 79 cages!!
I'm going to experiment when I get flowers! I think wrapping tulle around a few flowers will get you lots of seeds and keep them pure............

[barkingdog]

Thanks for the replies!

Bagging individual flowers sounds like the best way to go.

barkingdog

[Biscombe]

I spray my seedlings with cammomile tea, to prevent damping off and other fungal nasties, so I'm saving up the tea bag bag paper! off to but some tulle soon!

[Riffster]

Biscombe.

Pepper flowers are self-pollinated Just a shake will do the job, the PVA trick only results in a 30% success

Expect many questions nearer the time on this thread subject :-)

I'm growing say 20 varieties of chillies and pepper this year,  and can I generally ask -
 
    "are most chillies, ( or was it just peppers ) self pollinating" ?

because I'm happy to baggie one or two flowers from each plant etc!!! - in the hope of a pure chilli for saving etc...