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Title: sweet peppers
Post by: bedrockdave on January 02, 2009, 20:19:02
happy new year everyone, got some long  sweet red peppers today from Morrisons (their Best range), I don't normally like peppers but really enjoyed these  does anyone know the name of them and if so do you think they  can  be grown here in a greenhouse.would love to have a go at growing them they were that nice
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: manicscousers on January 02, 2009, 20:29:37
try saving the seeds from them, we got some in cornwall 2 years ago and managed to grow some last season..if you want some seed, long red marconi are a good one  :)
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: Trevor_D on January 02, 2009, 20:39:18
Pepper seeds save well. (They couldn't be easier, could they?)

I saved F1 Gypsy for years. You can't save F1's - that's what we're all told - but these just got better & better - and earlier & redder - year after year.

Give it a go! What's to lose?
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: debster on January 03, 2009, 16:38:22
the variety i bought which were succesful last year are authentic italian seeds and called peperone/Pepper Reubens came from t and m though have loads if you would like some?  ;D

edited to add also have some big banana ones too
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: tonybloke on January 03, 2009, 19:19:39
Have sent you a P.M.
rgds, Tony
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: realfood on January 03, 2009, 19:24:01
Last Autumn, when preparing one of my Gypsy peppers for the pot, I noticed that the seeds inside the pepper had already started sprouting. I popped the seeds onto damp paper and they continued sprouting. They look so good that I think that I will pot them up for this year.
Title: Re: sweet peppers
Post by: bedrockdave on January 03, 2009, 20:22:29
thanks for your reply's have taken up tonyblokes offer(thanks again tony) and as a first ,am going to try to save some of the seeds too. I hadn't thought of doing that ???