Re: [CH] seed pre-treatment

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The pre-Columbians didn't have any of those treatments and they 
seem to have done a pretty good job of domesticating peppers. The 
large chile growing areas of the world today ( Mexico, China, India) 
don't use them either.

It's easy to save seeds for peppers. That's why they are so 
inexpensive. Stored under the proper conditions, they will remain 
viable for years. The biggest problem with saving seeds is that 
unless you grow a single variety or go to a lot of work to prevent 
cross pollination you stand a good chance of ending up with 
hybrids.

> Does anyone subscribe to the practice warm moist treatment followed by cold
> treatment (epicotyl dormancy), leaching out inhibitors with daily soaking,
> potassium nitrate, hydrogen peroxide, smoke solution, charred wood leachate,
> enzyme solutions, or gibberellic acid for pre-treatment of pepper seeds.
> Which is the best method of preparing harvested pepper seeds for the
> following season?
> Frank
> 
> 


Dave Anderson
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