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misseltoeholly
Joined: 12 Aug 2004
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Location: michigan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:33 pm Post subject: when are peppers ripe? |
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| I've been growing a jalopeno plant for the first time and have been very successful with a pepper already growing and a few more on the way. The problem is I'm not too familar with this type of pepper and I don't know how to tell if it is ripe or not. Can anyone please tell me what I should be looking for in a ripe jalopeno pepper? |
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kbrew
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Posts: 358
Location: Midlothian,TEXAS
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| You can pick them at any time and at any size. Usually, when they're about 2" or 3" is when I pick mine. If you leave them on the plant long enough, they will eventually turn red. Mine seem to get hotter, the longer I leave them unpicked. Kent |
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sandih
Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| I always heard that if you lift up on the pepper, it will snap off when it's ripe. I usually wait until that happens (unless I need one for a recipe). |
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