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Title: Saving Chillies (seed)
Post by: saddad on September 06, 2006, 21:06:10

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...?
???

Title: Re: Saving Chillies (seed)
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 06, 2006, 21:51:13

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

Title: Re: Saving Chillies (seed)
Post by: saddad on September 07, 2006, 18:46:59

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

Title: Re: Saving Chillies (seed)
Post by: Merry Tiller on September 07, 2006, 19:33:06

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

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