When is a seed fertile?

[Alison]

Just to throw something else into the mix, just because a pepper is green doesn't mean it's not ripe, some types never change from green and that's they're fully ripe colour. Not sure how it helps here but thought I'd mention...........

[veggiechicken]

I just knew it........ Someone would come along and blow my whole experiment out of the water. Thanks Alison - most helpful

[Thelma Sanders]

Just to throw something else into the mix, just because a pepper is green doesn't mean it's not ripe, some types never change from green and that's they're fully ripe colour. Not sure how it helps here but thought I'd mention...........

This, the first post

If a green sweet pepper is an under-ripe pepper that will turn red in due course

implied it wasn't ripe cos it hadn't turned red

so it's clear as mud now innit

[veggiechicken]

It was an organic vegbox green bell pepper - and I'm just assuming that it would have turned red eventually..........

[Bigmallly]

You may be a little confused VC but there's no confusion really, you see they're different words, spelt differently........green........red............gees, I'm back to that bladdy advert......

[Snadger]

Peppers or seeds?...................

Seeds. Managed to curb my seedaholic tendencies though

[mothhawk]

It was an organic vegbox green bell pepper - and I'm just assuming that it would have turned red eventually..........

If only from embarrassment at being talked about so much...

[veggiechicken]

This is so frustrating One of the few times when I've asked a serious question - trying to broaden my understanding of seed viability - and you lot come along and confuse me even more.
I suppose I deserve it

[Bigmallly]

This is so frustrating One of the few times when I've asked a serious question - trying to broaden my understanding of seed viability - and you lot come along and confuse me even more.
I suppose I deserve it

Payback time.............

[Alison]

I think the answer is basically that the seeds MIGHT be viable so give it a go. Obviously though even if it is viable it might a) not be from an open pollinated variety and / or b) be true to form anyway, seeing as peppers etc are pretty promiscuous and can (and will) breed with any other passing pepper / chilli so it might even form spicy fruit.

[mothhawk]

I think the answer is basically that the seeds MIGHT be viable so give it a go. Obviously though even if it is viable it might a) not be from an open pollinated variety and / or b) be true to form anyway, seeing as peppers etc are pretty promiscuous and can (and will) breed with any other passing pepper / chilli so it might even form spicy fruit.