You can take the seeds out and let them dry on a paper towel for several days. Then store in a dry cool place.

will the seeds be viable?
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Only one way to find out :-)

Lots of folks have had good luck growing stuff with store bought food (peppers, beans, herbs, etc.). The fact that your pepper ripened is a good thing.

If it's a full sized green pepper then most of the seeds will be viable. Since it ripened within a week of purchase then i'll guess it was mature enough.

The ones that dry up to a dark brown/black color are probably the immature non-viable seeds, i usually throw those out.

Yes, the signal to ripen and color had already gone out to the pod, otherwise it wouldn't have colored. The seeds should be viable.

Josh

Thanks Much. I thought too that the fruit was live and active. As it turned red outside, it also worked on maturing the seeds .