PattyPan said: You won't necessarily get what you think you are getting. A lot of foods are first generation, unstable, hybrids.
I think this warning is over emphasized... Maybe a belief that the seed hybridizers are financially motivated to promote?
I've planted a lot of those grocery produce seeds often without noticeable differences.
Of course, sometimes there are differences, Especially the time I grew strawberries from grocery store produce... Looked the same... but bland... yech...
I grew musk melons with slight variability... They all tasted fine.
When I grow peppers... very similar to original fruit.
Surprisingly, picking produce green may not limit seed viability...
I've seen a lot of seeds go ahead and ripen in those immature fruits.
I've also uprooted plants with unopened flower buds... And seen them flower and set viable seed while lying on top of the soil!
Life finds a way...
