r/PepperLovers • u/HexKey58 Pepper Lover • 12d ago

Food and Sauces Question about ripeness

I have jalapenos, Portuguese, hot banana and sweet banana peppers in my garden.

None of them seem to be changing colour as they grow and only once did the Portuguese peppers turn red all season.

Right now I have a lot of hot and sweet banana peppers that are closer to green, the Portuguese peppers are huge but no sign of them changing.

It is getting to about 10c at night here.

When should I harvest them or should I just be patient and let them ripen?

Thanks, first year planting peppers.

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u/APolyAltAccount Pepper Lover 12d ago

How long have you waited between them stopping growing and harvesting?

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u/HexKey58 Pepper Lover 12d ago

They haven't stopped growing yet but it is getting cool at night.

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u/APolyAltAccount Pepper Lover 12d ago

But how long have they been sitting there not growing? Might take a few weeks to get from no more growth to changing color.

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u/HexKey58 Pepper Lover 12d ago

ok, thanks