Hot Pepper Seeds

Saving Pepper Seeds: How To Harvest Seeds From Pepper Pods

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Saving pepper seeds from your hot pepper pods is a great way to ensure you always have pepper plants growing. Every year when your plants produce peppers, they also produce a ton of seeds that can be used to grow next year’s plants.

Let’s say you have a Habanero plant you want to grow again. Saving some seeds from this year’s crop is a good way to get a head start and reduce costs next year.

You can harvest these seeds and give them to friends, sell them, or keep them in storage for future use. Harvesting seeds from pepper pods is easy, but there are a few important things to know before saving your hot pepper seeds.

10 Best Places To Buy Hot Pepper Seeds Online In Canada

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Growing your own is a great way to explore the many varieties of hot peppers that exist. Step one of exploring different hot pepper types is to order some seeds. In this article, we are going to look at the best place to buy hot pepper seeds online in Canada.

In total, we found about 34 online retailers of hot pepper seeds located within Canada. I’m sure there are plenty more so if you are one or know of one, shoot me an email and I’ll have them added – thehotsauceguyca@gmail.com.

My criteria for choosing these websites included the following:

Ability to order online with shipping (ecommerce)
A good variety of hot pepper types
Ships from Canada\
Pretty simple criteria which is why we found so many.

Anyways, let’s continue with the list. Below you will find a review of our top 10 picks which is followed by a list of all 34 retailers. You’ll find links as well as average prices and their location within Canada.

Let’s take a look at the best place to buy hot pepper seeds online in Canada.

How to Germinate Hot Pepper Seeds

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Germination is the process by which a seed sprouts and breaks the surface of soil or compost in preparation for rooting. Successful germination of your seeds will lead to a strong healthy pepper plant if well taken care of.

Different seeds take different amounts of time to germinate. Some seeds need to be kept dry and cool. Others need warm soil, a greenhouse, or even a hot compost pile.

Here is how you germinate your hot pepper seeds.