Can I grow black peper directly from the seeds?-

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youngman Beverly Hills, CA Aug 31, 2008

I just bought a bottle of black peper seeds which are supposed to be used for cooking. I wonder if I can just grow the black peper plant directly from those seeds?

Thanks.

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Sep 01, 2008

No,I'm sure you couldn't.They have been processed."All true peppercorns are produced from the berries of Piper nigrum, a tropical flowering vine native to South India and now grown in other humid, tropical environments. A woody evergreen that grows to 11 yards or more in length, the pepper vine uses aerial roots to cling to, and climb, trees. When it is cultivated, the vine is terraced, similar to grape vines"
Lynn

From this website http://www.thenibble.com/zine/draft1/varietal-peppercorns.asp .There are many websites that tell you how to grow Piper nigrum.

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philotea Philadelphia, PA Sep 03, 2008

In general, most spices have been irradiated - I think anything imported from India is irradiated by US law - but seeds from organic sources are sometimes still viable.

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