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  Posted by Miss-polly (U14402803) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  Hi all
  
  I like to ask two qestions and hoping the first one isn't too daft.
  
  I bought some lovely long peppers from a well known supermarket on saturday and while preparing them for tea, it dawned on me, that all those loveley seeds I was going to throw away, could they be saved and planted up next year, heres the daft bit, I'm growing peppers and chillies from seeds I bought from GC - are they the same seeds you buy in packets, do I need to do anything to them to get them to germinate? will they last till next year, as it a bit late now.
  
  Question Two.
  
  Theres been a bit of talk about strawberries and I've got some in a hanging basket and want to keep them for next year, do I need to pot them up in pots, where do I keep them and what do I do about runners, which I have one coming over the basket.
  
  Thank you

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  I would have a go at sowing some of your seed snow and see what happens. I kept chilli plants going over the winter by keeping them on bathroom and kitchen window sills so you could try that too.
  
  Strawberries over winter very well when grown in the ground but may get frozen to death in pots. Runners can be rooted either in the ground or by pegging into pots but that is not usually an option for hanging basket strawberries so I would cut off runners and make them concentrate enrgy on their own roots and fruits.

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  Posted by BaraGwenith (U14257539) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  The pepper seeds may not come true. IMO it is usually better to get a packet in case the pepper seeds are from a F1 hybrid. Things that are open-pollinated, like tomatoes are usually fine.
  
  When the strawberries stop producing dig them out and place them in the garden and let the runners root in little pots of compost so you have new plants.

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  Posted by 4smilingcat6 (U14338727) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  try it and see?-those long,sweet peppers are fairly new on the market so might,might note not be F1 hybrids.

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  Posted by 4smilingcat6 (U14338727) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  Oh and yes it is a bit late to sow them now so dry them on a bit of kitchen roll and store in a cool place until next year

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  Posted by cazsudz (U7061972) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  Last year I saved some seed from those long pointy peppers and grew them in the greenhouse. They were very successful and the peppers looked just like the ones you grow in the supermarket. I'm doing it again this year. the plants are very healthy and already have baby peppers.
  
  It is a bit late to sow them now though. As already suggested I would dry them on the windowsill, then store for next spring.
  
  Good luck.
  
  Caz

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  With your strawberries, you can cut off the runners from your hanging basket plants when they start to show roots, I did this last year from pots and wedged alot of them together in a glass of water with just their roots in the water, It's alittle hit and miss as some died but most grew longer roots which I then planted into a trough and kept the soil damp.
  
  I thought they were lost as the trough was covered in snow several times and was frozen for the best part of the winter and early spring.
  
  I seperated them at about March time into pots and put them in a plastic GH before planting them out into larger pots with other plants, they've all grown and are now producing fruit.
  
  From six plants last year I got at least 24 to plant a strawberry patch and surplus for pots.

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  Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  Strawberries are surprisingly tough. I grow all mine in pots and leave the pots on the patio all winter. Last winter they spent quite a fair amount of time covered in snow but they were still perfectly happy.
  
  I pot up lots of the runners each year so I always have a good supply of plants. I keep them for about three seasons and then throw the old plants away. In the spring, when they start waking up, I sort out the pots and tidy up the plants by trimming off the old leaves and leaving the new ones. I generally put two plants to one large pot (I've got a load of ex-supermarket flower buckets) if they are going around the front of the house, or plant several in a stack of pots if they are staying on the patio. (stack of pots is one pot on top of another and then a small one on top of that)
  
  I put them in a sunny position whilst they are flowering and fruiting. Once they have finished, I move them over to a spare corner of the garden.
  
  The fruit is sweetest if you feed the plants with Tomorite, pick them before you water the plants and don't pick them until they are really red.

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  Posted by Miss-polly (U14402803) on Wednesday, 30th June 2010

  Thank you so much for your replies.
  
  I've kept the peppers seeds in an envolope (which I have remember to label)to plant next year - I'm getting much more organised as i'm getting older, as in the past i've found seeds and wondered ummm wot are they? just got to remember where i've put them. so I'll plant them next season - nothing ventured nothing gained and they were sort of free.
  
  and thank koala_girl - good advise. I've only got about 4 plants I'm going to move the strawberries, this weekend I think they have finshed fruiting now, just got to find room for them (I need a bigger garden).
  
  thanks again

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