Mixed peppers

15 years ago

I'm new to gardening in general and I'm a complete newb to produce of any kind. Last thing I tried growing was morning glory at my parents and I have no idea what happened and what killed it.

Living at my boyfriend's place and it's a rental so I'm wanting to try growing peppers in a container/pot. I have a packet of hot pepper seeds that are mixed. ((I'll get to questions here soon!)) We're about to enter winter so I'm not opening the pack and starting from seed until about Feb/March cause I don't want them to die from the weird weather we get.

The packet I have contains these peppers: Long Red Cayenne, Large Cherry, Hungarian Wax, Anaheim TMR 23 and Jalapeno.

My questions are these... How can I tell what seeds are to what pepper or are all pepper seeds the same? I've never heard of large cherry, hungarian wax and anaheims... how do they rate on heat scale? What are their growing habits like do i need a trelise for them to climb? and do the seeds expire?

the pack's never been opened but it's marked for 1999. I also don't have the room to just plant them in the ground like I wish I could and trying not to spend money or a whole lot of money. =

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Comments (9)

esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
15 years ago
most of the peppers you list are fairly mild...the cherry I am not too sure on. The Long Red Cayenne (Slim) is a bit hotter but not bad. It is really tough to tell one seed from another. If I were you, i would buy (or ask on this list) for new seeds that are not mixed. Other wise, you will probably not know what you are growing until you get some peppers. If that is ok, then go for it but you might wind up with all of one kind and none of another kind.
Bruce
Darth-Talon
Original Author
15 years ago
hmmm I guess it doesn't matter too much. I'm new to hot peppers. Boyfriend loves them! So I guess I'll have to wait and see and hope I have a green enough thumb!
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User
15 years ago
Luckily, every pod in that package has a unique size so no matter what you grow out you should be able to ID all of them in the green stage.
rockguy
15 years ago
12 year old seed is getting over there, I'd plant several and hope to get a healthy plant or two. They will grow in the house ok with plenty of light, then set out in the ground after spring frost is over. Good luck.
romy6
15 years ago
I agree with rockguy. Play around with a few seeds and make sure they will germinate:) Cause tonight we gonna part like it's 1999!
Darth-Talon
Original Author
15 years ago
lol romy!

I noticed the seeds were in a little sealed packet inside the package. and I planet nearly the whole entire thing and the seeds look the same. =
Edymnion
15 years ago
I'm sorry, but your pepper seeds may be infected with an untreated strain of the Y2K virus.

Kidding, but I wouldn't get my hopes up with a packet of seeds that old. They last a good long while, but 12 years probably sitting in a desk drawer somewhere is really, really pushing it.

Since you're not planting them any time soon anyway, I'd second the suggestion of just getting new seeds. Lots of good places online, an Amazon is a good place for "normal" seeds (they get a little more iffy for rare ones).
esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
15 years ago
I hear a lot of bad stuff about seeds from Amazon.com. It seems that is almost as big a crap shoot as having a drawer full of mixed seeds. If you really dont care about the varieties, then go for it but you have a good chance of ending up with something you didn't expect. If cost is an issue, just ask in this forum and many are willing to help a guy/gal out with a few seeds. Most of the time, it will only cost a self addressed stamped envelope.
Darth-Talon
Original Author
15 years ago
I'm not worried about getting seeds from Amazon.com. I only use that for the wishlist option. If these don't work, there's a local Walmart that could probably help with new seeds and they're not expensive.