Over the years I have had plants of all sorts having luck with some and not with others. I, also, tried planting various fruits and veggies from seeds, nuts and the vegetable itself. I have had success with avocados, Romaine lettuce, sweet potatoes, etc. I don't know how many times I have planted seeds from peppers but most times nothing happened. This past summer I took some seeds from a few green and red peppers I was cooking with and though a few stems showed up here and there but it wasn't until last month that flowers started to bloom. Nothing came of them and they were soon dropping off. A week to ten days ago there were about 8 blossoms and I didn't want to see them also die so I made a decision. I very seldom give any plants away but Luiz had just done new landscaping around his home so I decided to give them to him to plant in the ground and see if WE could get any peppers from them. (All I want is one!) On to the next fruit or vegetable I buy!