RE: Fire Season

I would think if they're turning red you can pick any time. Some of the
differently colored peppers will start out green, go to purple and then
red, but AFAIK red is an indicator of ripeness. Peppers are very
forgiving, they will hang on the plant for a long time at the red stage
without rotting, but longer is not necessarily better.
Pick one and see what you think.

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Kitty
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:14 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fire Season

Cyndi,
How can you tell when peppers are ready to pick.  I have on e Black
Pearl
pepper plant. some of the pearls have turned an interesting shade of red
-
almost like you can see through the skin.  It is generally grownas an
ornamental but I understand they are edible, but very hot.  When should
these be harvested?

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI"
<cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 9:59 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Fire Season


> We know it must be getting on to autumn when the fires start. There
are
> two burning close enough to us that the water bombers and the helos go
> over the house on their way to get water and fuel, but they're not so
> close that we are in any danger at all. The smoke was pretty bad a
> couple days ago but now is being pushed more to the west. I hope no
one
> gets hurt or loses their home this year.
> Temps are supposed to be in the triple digits again this weekend. I
need
> to mow the lawns but I'll have to get started early. Probably need to
> water the dry garden too. My peppers now have lots of chiles on them
big
> enough to pick. And we have enough tomatoes to make fresh salsa, I
> bought avocados, so now I need to make chiles rellenos.
> I have all next week off work, woohoo! Mid-week we are loading up the
> trailer and heading out for the central CA coast, there is a camp
where
> we can ride the horses on the beach. Should be interesting. I had
images
> of us blissfully galloping through the surf, but the reality will
> probably more like us persuading two terrified horses that the scary
> loud wet stuff is not actually going to kill them. :-)
>
> Cyndi
>
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