Weedwhacker said:Andy, did the seeds come from totally ripe peppers? I would say that is the most important factor in saving the seeds; i don't really think it would be necessary for the seeds to be completely dry if they are going to be planted right away, but I'm not sure about that - maybe someone else will let us know the answer! It IS, however, very important for them to be dry if you plan to store them for a while.
Yeah, the peppers are completely ripe and to make sure it's 100% ripe, I left it there on the plant for a long time until it has wrinkles. I left the seeds outside for a week to make sure they are very dry.
I planted 36 seedlings today. I only need one so the other 35 are backups :). I still have a lot of seeds left and I left them in a plastic container with holes in the cover for air ventilation in my backyard for them to keep drying just in case these 36 seedlings don't sprout.
The next plant I want to propagate is my established Arabian Jasime. I want to have another but I'll open a different thread for it because my first attempt at propagating Arabian Jasmine plant last year failed miserably :)
I'll let you know if I see any pepper seedling sprouting in a few weeks. I hope so.
