I am sitting in a restaurant have this amazing avocado bruschetta and I get my first glimpse of these tiny red peppers that had this amazing flavor.   I knew I wanted to grow some of these peppers, so I asked the waitress what they were called.

I found out they were sweetie peppers.  Being the avid gardener that I am, I picked up one of the little peppers, put it in a napkin, and put it in my purse. 

Anyone else out there do this?

Is it as simple as removing seeds from produce and then planting it to get more of the same product?  The answer is yes and no. 

You can plant seeds from fruits and vegetables you buy in the store.  I have grown avocado trees, pineapples, peaches, plums, and peppers with great success.  I have also had some that did absolutely nothing.

The problem is in the genetic makeup of the parent plant.  Much of your store-bought produce are hybrids and therefore do not grow true to type.  That is not to say that you will not get a good product, it just means that it may not be an exact replica of the parent plant.

Here is a great example……

I purchased a bag of sweet mini peppers and removed the seeds.

I started the seeds indoors in March and then set them out the first of May.

The seeds have grown into beautiful plants and they are producing a huge amount of peppers.

Some of the peppers look exactly like the peppers I took the seed while others are smaller and shaped differently.

I am getting the red, yellow, and orange peppers but they all start off green. The yellow peppers turn from green directly into yellow while the red ones turn this brown color before completely becoming red. My favorite one is the one in front reminds me of a strawberry dipped in chocolate.

If you have never had these peppers, they have a sweet bell pepper taste.

I have to say that this experiment was a huge success and I will have a freezer full of colorful peppers for the cost of a bag of produce from the grocery store.

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