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Experiments - Pepperoncini from Seeds I Saved Myself

I love Pepperoncinis in my salads and sandwiches! I looked for seeds online today and didn't find any so I thought I would try to grow some from fresh seeds (from the peppers in my lunch). I follow these instructions and will plant them when I get potting mix (this Friday).

 

 First I washed and seeded the peppers & seeds in a strainer. Some where easy to separate, some not so much.

Then I put the seeds in a cup of water to see how many would float and how many would sink. (supposedly thats the test of whether the seeds will germinate. In theory, floaters won't & sinkers will but the theory is up for debate).

Next I poured the seeds into a paper towel to draw as much moisture away from them as I could.

Then I took a tweezer and carefully placed each seed on a glass plate in a single layer and placed the plate in between my two Aerogarden 3s to dry for 1 hour.

After an hour they had shrunk and I did the test to see if they were dry enough.

I cracked 1 in half and it cracked easily.

Then I put them in a brown paper bag to plant on Friday

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Pepperoncini planted today

Will it grow? I hope so!

 

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I wasn't really happy with the thinnest of the seeds I got from the last pepperoncino experiment so I decided to try another from a larger pepper I had in the freezer. I have no idea if they will germination but I will give it a shot in soil and in my AG3 next to the mini Jalapeño I am trying to grow.

I thawed the Pepperoncini in the fridge for 2 days then dried the seeds under the grow lamps for a day. I planted 4 seeds in one of the AG pods I recycled.

I also put a few in a cup of Miracle grow

I wonder which if any will sprout!