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Gardeners -- how do I tell if my peppers are ripe?

impyimpyaj
impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
I'm really hoping someone here can help me out. I bought a pinot noir pepper plant a few weeks ago, and it had a little pepper already growing on it. I've never seen a purple pepper before, which is why I bought it. And I can't find any information on how to tell when to pick it. The plant is small, so it's my understanding that the peppers won't be very large, so I can't go by size. And I've searched for pictures but apparently there are a whole bunch of different colorings for the same type of pepper, so that's not really helping.

For reference, my pepper is about 2 inches long and it's almost completely blackish purple. Just a hint of green around the stem. It *looks* kinda like it's probably ripe. But I don't know if there's something else I should be looking for, or any other criteria I should be using besides just the coloring. Help?

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  • Drenched_N_Motivation
    Drenched_N_Motivation Posts: 1,004 Member

    For reference, my pepper is about 2 inches long and it's almost completely blackish purple. Just a hint of green around the stem. It *looks* kinda like it's probably ripe.


    Sorry, mind in the gutter.
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member

    For reference, my pepper is about 2 inches long and it's almost completely blackish purple. Just a hint of green around the stem. It *looks* kinda like it's probably ripe.


    Sorry, mind in the gutter.

    Yeah, I know. It's impossible not to go there. It's also pretty firm :) But I really am talking about an ACTUAL pepper. Not a "pepper."
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    <--- The pepper in question.
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