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To: greeneyes

Can you grow peppers from store-bought green, yellow, orange, red?

I have planted a starter with some organic from Sprout’s grocery store and they look like they’ve taken off already.

But I’m not sure about the other store-bought. I have some seeds refrigerated and I’m not sure that’s good either.

My sweet pepper plant is going good but no veggies on it yet.

I bought some Anaheim Peppers tonight - was thinking I might try planting the seeds.


72 posted on 07/16/2016 5:31:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris

Probably not. They’re likely hybrids from a factory farm and won’t regrow true to the parent.

Sometimes a nice store bough green pepper could be a couple of bucks—in season less than a dollar each but...

A packet of good seeds is only $2 or $3 dollars and can give you dozens and dozens of peppers.

Your starter sounds like it will do so for you!

Oh... Peppers don’t need as much water as tomatoes.


76 posted on 07/16/2016 6:57:42 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: SaveFerris

Yes, you can grow peppers from supermarket pepper’s seeds. However, unless they are heirlooms, they will not necessarily yield the same pepper.

Hybrids often yield a pepper that is like one or the other of the parent plant, not necessarily the same as the one you purchased.


127 posted on 07/17/2016 4:21:59 PM PDT by greeneyes
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