Are they ready to cut off? First time growing these different peppers that grew fruit this year. I’m serious and I apologize if it’s a dumb question.
by psychedelic_gravity
6 Comments
Vile-X
Likely, depends on the variety.
psychedelic_gravity
Pics 1 and 2- Red Ghost Pepper
Pic 3- Habanero
Pic 4- Hungarian Wax/Banana Pepper. I got fooled by Lowes Hardware by the PepperGate
Pic 5- mammoth jalapeños.
DJMAERZ
Id cut back on the watering if possible. Plant color along with the cracking at the top of the ripe ghost looks to me like they are too wet. Not a huge deal, id throw ½ tsp MgSO⁴ on top of the soil or make a 2% H²O/MgSO⁴ solution to spray on the plants every 3-4 days. Everything else looks to be going well for you!!
grownandnumbed
Habeneros need another week or 2. Wait till the orange is all over and deeps to a darker orange (no yellow)
internetonsetadd
They’re ready when they reach the color they were bred to be ripe at, or before if you prefer. Many won’t progress beyond that color. It’ll deepen as they get overripe, but that’s it. Some taste good before they’re at peak ripeness, some don’t.
I grow chilhuacle amarillo, which are ripe when they have a golden blush all over, while still being green and brownish. Once they get fully yellow spots, they’re molding inside. I mention them because their ripe looks like your brown and green mammoth jalapenos, which themselves wouldn’t be ripe for some time.
Spare_Sheepherder772
Well done if these are from your first grow! As others have commented, generally peppers get hotter as they ripen, which turns them red. The best bet imo is just to taste test and see how you like them. The ghosts can get pretty damn hot by the way!
6 Comments
Likely, depends on the variety.
Pics 1 and 2- Red Ghost Pepper
Pic 3- Habanero
Pic 4- Hungarian Wax/Banana Pepper. I got fooled by Lowes Hardware by the PepperGate
Pic 5- mammoth jalapeños.
Id cut back on the watering if possible. Plant color along with the cracking at the top of the ripe ghost looks to me like they are too wet. Not a huge deal, id throw ½ tsp MgSO⁴ on top of the soil or make a 2% H²O/MgSO⁴ solution to spray on the plants every 3-4 days. Everything else looks to be going well for you!!
Habeneros need another week or 2. Wait till the orange is all over and deeps to a darker orange (no yellow)
They’re ready when they reach the color they were bred to be ripe at, or before if you prefer. Many won’t progress beyond that color. It’ll deepen as they get overripe, but that’s it. Some taste good before they’re at peak ripeness, some don’t.
I grow chilhuacle amarillo, which are ripe when they have a golden blush all over, while still being green and brownish. Once they get fully yellow spots, they’re molding inside. I mention them because their ripe looks like your brown and green mammoth jalapenos, which themselves wouldn’t be ripe for some time.
Well done if these are from your first grow! As others have commented, generally peppers get hotter as they ripen, which turns them red. The best bet imo is just to taste test and see how you like them. The ghosts can get pretty damn hot by the way!