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They are usually more of an orangey tan when ripe, but I understand you can pick the pods and store in a paper bag before they are fully hard and dry...in a paper bag because they pop open and disperse the seed, it doesn't just fall out :)
If light green, I'd give them some more time though, some varieties don't fully ripen until Fall....or if you have several pods, pick and check one for the condition of the seed...dark brown to black and shiny is mature.
Here is a link that might be useful: Ripe dried pod and seed
It will be Oct before seedling can be transplanted to pots & then allower to grow on...... so I doubt there will be enough time unless you have a heated greenhouse......
I grow on in a heated greenhouse then give 5 week cold period & get flowers the first year,
Peppers are such sun lovers I have never tried keeping them indoors for their life cycle. I would expect them to develope spindly plants with weak stems and sparse fruit. Let us know how yours do. I would not expect an odor problem. Al
Thanks everyone, I think Dicot has the right idea. I've been reading about it and I think soil temperatures make a big difference with lettuce germinating. The containers are in the house with the A/C, it's much cooler inside.
Can anyone tell me what's a good soil fertilizer for salad crops? Or something I need to add to insure a good growth? I will try the outdoor crop in a few weeks when the temps get a little cooler.
I have a nice tower of morning glories that just seeded over. I had a variety of colors but only a deep blue with a purple star came back. They are very lush and healthy and a vibrant color! I have to guess that either these are exceptionally genetically dominant or they are the ones that are hardy in zones 5-6.
Here is a link that might be useful:
here is a link to some good info.
Here is a link that might be useful: flowering seeds to sow in the cool-season!
uSE FRESH SEED. Nick seed & soak in water for 2 days..... then store at 70F for 4 weeks then store at 40F for 6b weeks
do not cover seed soil temp 68F taking 21-28 days to germinate
growing time to transplant 4-8 weeks & time to set out 11-1`15 weeks.... Ideal pH 5.0-6.8
I grew ornamental oregano from seeds the Winter Sowing Method. The seeds germinated without any problem. I transplanted the seedlings in spring and they have been thriving ever since.
Please check out the Winter Sowing forum. It's really easy and fun to do. We have no problem with ventilation or damping off. No hardening is necesscary since the seeds are sown and left out in the cold all winter. The seeds germintae when the temperture is right.
I started siberian iris by seed last year doing the winter sowing method, and it worked very well. I didn't do a warm period first. I put them outside in January. They germinated a little later than some of my other seedlings, so don't give up on them too soon.
If the foliage on the iris is kind of grass-like, they're probably siberian iris. Bearded iris have wider, lighter colored foliage that's pretty distinctive.
Deanna
I don't use that. I just buy the Peat moss and perlite, mix then add compost. Nothing else, the seeds love it, I start giving compost tea to them when they get their true leaves, and I use artifical lighting and bottom heating
I use a 2-1-1 mix of Sphagnum peat moss/perlite/coarse sand. I get the sand from a builders supply. I don't worry about PH either. I used a T8 P&A and a T5 for lights above my gas stove where the pilots kept the trays at 75-80F. I got 90-95% germination on all saved and most bought seeds this year.