New to bell peppers, can I pick this at first blush/color change?
Does it work like tomatoes where I can pick them as soon as they blush? Thank you for your help! Also, I apologize for the repost, I forgot to set my flair!
by Lord_Popcorn
22 Comments
ailish
As far as I understand it will not continue to ripen off the plant.
troygraves28
If you want to eat red peppers wait
blauenfir
They don’t seem to ripen much off the plant from my experience, alas. Once they reach this stage, though, you don’t have too much longer to go! They change pretty fast once you start to see red, the long slow part is waiting for the change to start. You can also use them green 🙂
Dramatic-Professor32
It won’t continue to ripen off the vine. But, I am guilty of picking too early, so, I can tell you that they are pretty yummy green too!
Any-Present-4733
As others have said, when picked it doesn’t continue ripening.
View it more like this:
The riper = More flavor, More sugar, Higher chance of rotting on the plant, Less texture, More imperfections.
The less ripe = More texture, Less chance of rotting on the plant, Less imperfections.
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That is how mine have been.
nippleflick1
Of course, you can pick at any stage.
WhlteMlrror
You can pick them whenever you like. They won’t ripen off the vine, but they are edible basically any time.
TheWoman2
I find they will continue to ripen if left on the counter, but they tend to dry out and get wrinkly pretty quick that way.
I pick them at this stage because I like them best this way. They taste better than fully ripe and way better than green.
Cardchucker
They won’t really continue to ripen off the plant. You can pick them and eat at any stage, however. I prefer them fully or mostly green, some like them red when they’re sweeter.
PraiseTheRiverLord
No
Jonsnowlivesnow
If they have started turning they should complete the color shift after you cut them off the vine but they won’t taste any different.
Peppers typically don’t ripen off the vine but they will finish the color shift if already started.
ConclusionNew3801
Im new also. I picked some recently same color as yours and they turned red. Same with my other peppers.
No_Bluejay_8220
They won’t have the taste you’re looking for if you pick them now.
darlingtonpeach
Absolutely!!!
mikebrooks008
Yeah, you can pick peppers once they start to color up. They’ll continue to ripen and sweeten off the plant, kind of like tomatoes. Just keep them at room temp and they’ll finish turning color.
Betzjitomir
yes
dweeb686
You might as well wait until it turns fully red at this point. Otherwise it will just taste like a green pepper
Majestic_Ad_2198
Pick them at whatever color but if you have one yellow/orange pepper and like 5 smaller greens, it’s best to pick the colored one to allow the plant to feed the smaller peppers
Stardroptealeaves
Pick them whenever you want. Peppers won’t ripen off the vine, but are edible at really any stage. They look pretty happy :).
Soff10
Yes. I like them best at the green stage. I think they taste sweeter.
Background_Being8287
Red bells are awesome.
eyeohu
My plants get bigger and stronger and produce more if I pick them green until later in the season i start letting them change color. Having a red pepper or multiple going red signals to the plant it’s dying and will stop growing and put all its energy into producing seeds. But since it’s October you’re good to go.
22 Comments
As far as I understand it will not continue to ripen off the plant.
If you want to eat red peppers wait
They don’t seem to ripen much off the plant from my experience, alas. Once they reach this stage, though, you don’t have too much longer to go! They change pretty fast once you start to see red, the long slow part is waiting for the change to start. You can also use them green 🙂
It won’t continue to ripen off the vine. But, I am guilty of picking too early, so, I can tell you that they are pretty yummy green too!
As others have said, when picked it doesn’t continue ripening.
View it more like this:
The riper = More flavor, More sugar, Higher chance of rotting on the plant, Less texture, More imperfections.
The less ripe = More texture, Less chance of rotting on the plant, Less imperfections.
|
That is how mine have been.
Of course, you can pick at any stage.
You can pick them whenever you like.
They won’t ripen off the vine, but they are edible basically any time.
I find they will continue to ripen if left on the counter, but they tend to dry out and get wrinkly pretty quick that way.
I pick them at this stage because I like them best this way. They taste better than fully ripe and way better than green.
They won’t really continue to ripen off the plant. You can pick them and eat at any stage, however. I prefer them fully or mostly green, some like them red when they’re sweeter.
No
If they have started turning they should complete the color shift after you cut them off the vine but they won’t taste any different.
Peppers typically don’t ripen off the vine but they will finish the color shift if already started.
Im new also. I picked some recently same color as yours and they turned red. Same with my other peppers.
They won’t have the taste you’re looking for if you pick them now.
Absolutely!!!
Yeah, you can pick peppers once they start to color up. They’ll continue to ripen and sweeten off the plant, kind of like tomatoes. Just keep them at room temp and they’ll finish turning color.
yes
You might as well wait until it turns fully red at this point. Otherwise it will just taste like a green pepper
Pick them at whatever color but if you have one yellow/orange pepper and like 5 smaller greens, it’s best to pick the colored one to allow the plant to feed the smaller peppers
Pick them whenever you want. Peppers won’t ripen off the vine, but are edible at really any stage. They look pretty happy :).
Yes. I like them best at the green stage. I think they taste sweeter.
Red bells are awesome.
My plants get bigger and stronger and produce more if I pick them green until later in the season i start letting them change color. Having a red pepper or multiple going red signals to the plant it’s dying and will stop growing and put all its energy into producing seeds. But since it’s October you’re good to go.