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Chili peppers are ripening, and it's time to harvest the seeds.
Some tips to harvest and store chili seeds.

1. Choose ripe pods: seeds from unripe pods will not sprout.
Cut the chilies in half.

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2. Use gloves, or fork and knife to handle chili seeds, don't use your hands.
Separate carefully the seeds from the placenta.

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3. Discard any seed that looks dark or damaged.

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Be careful: every Capsicum Pubescens Pepper like Rocoto or the Hyperpube in the picture, have black, hard seeds. Don't discard these seeds because of the color!

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4. Put the seeds in a glass or bowl and put a label on it: chili seeds are very similar.
Let dry for a couple of days or even a week, then store them in paper or plastig bags.

In the picture you can see a sporigami, paper bags without glue.

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It's a long work, but next year you'll find that it was worth every bit of effort.

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One year ago:

Herb Moon Fritters

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