FREE: #1 listing-LARGE Green BELL PEPPER seeds-50

Did they ripen red?

These peppers should be started indoors six to seven weeks before the last frost is past in your area. They could be started in paper egg cartons which will then rot into the soil when you are transplanting them outdoors. They should be kept at tempertures between 70-80 degrees . The soil should be moist but not soggy.
I am not sure if a heating pad would raise the temperature or not to get them up quickly. I research that out & mention in "comments". There is something else I need to find out and will let you know about soil content. When you get ready to transplant outdoor after frost is past and night temps are not falling below 55 degrees; then, you can seperate the egg carton part individually and plant 18" to 2 ft apart (space each one) and then the rows should b e 2 to 3 ft. apart....hope this helps.

They are young, immature peppers. They must ripen red before seed is viable. I am a Master Gardener with University of Wisconsin, now working on my Level 2 in fruits & vegetables...and please understand that I do know what I am talking about.

Are the seeds from vegetables purchased from a grocery store or are they heirloom as to where you can grow them from season to season? Produce from grocers don't use heirloom seeds for their produce. They're highbred plants to produce uniformed fruits and vegetables.

Or are they plants that the seeds were originally grown from a reputable seed packer as like Burpee?

I like to introduce a new gene strain to my very own bell pepper plants but, if they're seeds from store bought plants and not heirloom plants.. they will ruin my own heirloom plants. Also.. were your peppers cross pollinated with any other sort of peppers? Thank you for any information given. Good auction. Cheers ~LosAngeles

If the green bell pepper is old enough you may get germination out of the seeds. The germination ratio may be lower than as if the bell pepper had aged past maturity as like a red pepper would be.

You could do a germination test with a few seeds folded into a moist paper towel in a baggie. Take 10 seeds and see how many germinated. Bell pepper like 70-85F temps to germinate. Just place the baggie on top of an electric foot warmer, coffee cup warmer, etc. There's plenty of appliances that omit heat that have no flame.. even a crock pot or hot windowsill during the winter months will help germinate seeds.

Most immature seeds will simply be sterile but, you may get a good seed out of 100. I've grown a few good plants from grocery store bell peppers that were green and huge. I just wanted to see the outcome. The germination ratio was about 15% compared to my heirloom pepper seeds that germinate at about 85%.

I had a good yield but, the wait of seeing if the plant would yield peppers after flowering was killing me.

One more thing...if the peppers you have are hybrids, you may not end up with the exact variety you took the seeds from, but you may like what you get. I was lucky...My Jalepeno turned out just like the store bought ones.

I enjoy experimenting with other folks' seeds to see what comes out. The only thing I worry about is hybrid seeds. Many grocers like hybrid fruits and vegetables because, they are the better looking or perhaps have more flavour.

I have a particular parcel on my property for my 'experiment / surprise' plants as so, the plants don't cross pollinate with my heirloom plants. You don't have to worry about plants cross pollinating if you don't seed save. But if you're a seed saver...be mindful as to how and where you plant your heirlooms.

Who knows.. someone may get a fertile seed that may be the best plant they've ever had. Planting immature seeds are a gamble but, a fun gamble for backyard enthusiasts. Cheers ~LosAngeles