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    Default Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    My first time, got about 8 plants teeming with peppers. Green as a 21 year old D&D guy's penis.

    Do they just turn red? Do i have to pick them first? Ack, green thumbers! Swoop in to save the day!

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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

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    Some chilies are traditionally harvested green but will eventually turn red, purple or orange etc. Thai, Serrano and Jalapeńo are cases in point, turning red when fully ripe yet harvested green. I harvest Thai chilies green for eating fresh pods, but I let them turn red for drying before picking. Habaneros are harvested after they turn orange. Cayanne, Tobasco and Bird Mouth chilies are normally harvested after turning red although I also eat Bird Mouth green too.

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    In general chilies are much hotter green, yet much more flavorful after ripening to color. You can gauge your chilies size as a tip off as when to harvest with only a little experience. As soon as your first fruits on a bush turn color, you have a guide as to the size your fruit is going to grow to. You want them as big as possible before ripening if you want them green. If you want to dry them you will almost always want them to ripen first on the bush.

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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    From Wikipedia...

    Hot Peppers
    • Cayenne, large thick (70 days to harvest)
    • Cayenne, long, slim (73 days)
    • Jalapeno (70 days)
    • Red Chili (84 days)
    Give 'em a few more weeks; keep checking.
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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    Lillith, do Jalapenos actually turn color? I've never seen one that isn't green.

    Habaneros are my favorite pepper! They're wickedly hot yes, but also extremely flavourfull!

    As for growing the things, I haven't got a clue...

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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    Yes, they will turn red.

    Alas, all might not. Sometimes I had to pull mine at green because either something else was getting to them first, or they just weren't going to fully turn. Luckily, they are good anyway and they grow great in my garden!



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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    Silly me! I went off and did some research, and of course Jalapenos ripen, just like everything else!

    I'm thinking of growing some chili's in pots. Being on the 21st floor of a highrise, means I don't have much choice!

    I hear habaneros don't take well to pots. Hopefully I can find a variety that will tollerate it. Of course I'll need HPS lights too. Sounds like a cool project to me!

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    Default Re: Anyone know how long to grow red chili peppers?

    They'll turn red with time if left on the plant.

    Almost all peppers are like that. They start off green and then turn to yellow then orange then red.



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