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Originally Posted by jtjmartin
Is pepper seed saving fairly similar to tomato? Bagging just keeps the insect pollinators away (and wind pollination is not as big a factor?)
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People don't usually ferment pepper seeds (probably because peppers are so firm/dry and the seeds don't have loads of gel around them). They usually just dry them.
I thought I heard that wind was a major factor in Solanaceae pollination.
Whatever the case, it's pretty easy to find crossed peppers on eBay, which seems to indicate it's not uncommon. I think two out of three varieties I got there (each from a different vendor) were crossed (two out of four if you count one pepper species I got that isn't supposed to cross as easily).
Cole_Robbie's suggestion for protecting a plant against cross-pollination sounds pretty nice.