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- 13-12-2010, 09:32 AM #1
Obtaining Purer Seed from Chillies
I'm a stickler for trying to get pure seed for both my Tomatoes and Chillies, so this season I'm trying a different technique to try and get purer seed on some of my Chilli varieties, without the need to bag the blossoms.
There is a process where if a chilli flower is dipped in a PVA glue, it effectively stops the pollination from an outside source, which in theory will give purer seed when the fruit matures for seed saving. As the emerging fruit expands as it grows, it bursts the glued flower petals and continues to grows as normal.
Here are a couple of photos I took today while gluing a few Rocoto Jaune flowers.Last edited by mcsee; 13-12-2010 at 11:07 AM. Reason: Add photos
I love growing tomatoes.
- 13-12-2010, 10:19 AM #2
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Hi Mcsee
Your photos weren't loading right - so we had to delete them.
Could you repost them please.
And - what a great tip - many thanks
- 13-12-2010, 12:58 PM #3
Ingenious! That'll help with the chilli seed saving circle! Save me from building seme net curtain frames, thanks for posting.
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Interesting! Thanks for posting.
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- 16-12-2010, 10:13 AM #5
I have to admit, this idea is fabulous and rather quick to do. Anyone who has ever fitted blossom bags on Chillies/Peppers knows how fragile the flower stems can be, with the glue all that risk is avoided altogether.
Here's a flower with the dry glue showing.I love growing tomatoes.
- 12-01-2011, 10:08 PM #6
I know this thread isnt for asking questions, but how else can we find out?
did you make the glue yourself, if so, how?
and if you bought it what was it called?
Cheers
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- 14-01-2011, 12:40 AM #8
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Here ya go:
Let me google that for you
Although, some others appear to use Copydex:
Naga Jolokia Chillies - Allotment and Vegetable Gardening
More thoughts on seed saving:
Saving Pepper Seeds and reducing cross pollination - Hot Pepper Forum - GardenWeb
Cross pollination, how prevelant is it? - Hot Pepper Forum - GardenWebThere are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.
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