First year doing my own peppers this year and I had a good harvest. Picked the last of my peppers but a lot aren’t ready yet. Will they ripen inside?
First year doing my own peppers this year and I had a good harvest. Picked the last of my peppers but a lot aren’t ready yet. Will they ripen inside?
by Triingtolivee
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Triingtolivee
They are all habaneros and ghost peppers. Unfortunately, it got a bit too cold and I started them a little too late this year so these weren’t going to turn and I had to clean up outside for the year.
ghost3972
I saw someone say that the color may change but the spice level/taste won’t change much
These will change colors, they are already starting. But many of those can be ripe and be green colored. Try some and see how ripe they are. Then make a plan.
Famous_Track_4356
Place them by a window with full sunlight it will help them change color
Lordd_lightskinnn__
I just posted this last week… definitely recommend this for all your peppers. I used to place them in light uncovered but they would shrivel up, mold, and go bad before they were close to being ripe.
You might get some results, but if the pepper wasn’t starting to “blush” on the vine it may not ripen at all or before other things happen first. The only way to really know is to ensure the other things don’t happen first, which would basically be them moulding first. A well-ventilated space can help with that, (so can cold but cold also slows ripening so I would forego that).
Awkward-Garlic-780
Yep I’m in 6a and we had a freeze last night and are due to have another one tonight. Had to bring these indoors…poblanos and marconis…
You can put them in a box lined with paper towels to absorb some moisture – and believe it or not a banana or apple. I prefer banana, keep the peel on. Close the box loosely – you want to create an atmosphere where the gasses from the banana help ripen the peppers but you don’t want it sealed air tight. Keep it somewhere warm/dry around 70-80 if you can help it.
Check on it every few days. Replace the banana if/when it gets all black and mushy.
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They are all habaneros and ghost peppers. Unfortunately, it got a bit too cold and I started them a little too late this year so these weren’t going to turn and I had to clean up outside for the year.
I saw someone say that the color may change but the spice level/taste won’t change much
https://preview.redd.it/kk5y0iqm3jxf1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=b3b5b8334767039b740280d9c6e8d2a13799e6cc
These will change colors, they are already starting. But many of those can be ripe and be green colored. Try some and see how ripe they are. Then make a plan.
Place them by a window with full sunlight it will help them change color
I just posted this last week… definitely recommend this for all your peppers. I used to place them in light uncovered but they would shrivel up, mold, and go bad before they were close to being ripe.
Link to my post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Peppers/s/5DfqabpIBm
You might get some results, but if the pepper wasn’t starting to “blush” on the vine it may not ripen at all or before other things happen first. The only way to really know is to ensure the other things don’t happen first, which would basically be them moulding first. A well-ventilated space can help with that, (so can cold but cold also slows ripening so I would forego that).
Yep I’m in 6a and we had a freeze last night and are due to have another one tonight. Had to bring these indoors…poblanos and marconis…
https://preview.redd.it/v4b0rwft1kxf1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b72decb1d7dde5b1beba545536164cdd727596a
You can put them in a box lined with paper towels to absorb some moisture – and believe it or not a banana or apple. I prefer banana, keep the peel on. Close the box loosely – you want to create an atmosphere where the gasses from the banana help ripen the peppers but you don’t want it sealed air tight. Keep it somewhere warm/dry around 70-80 if you can help it.
Check on it every few days. Replace the banana if/when it gets all black and mushy.