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Old 02-11-2006, 06:11 PM
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Default How to ripen bell peppers?

I've had to bite the bullet due to the frost warnings and cut all the peppers today. All still green unfortunately. Had a few red ones earlier but I've never managed to get them to redden once they've been cut whilst green. Anybody had any success and can give me a tip? Sunny windowsill, brown paper bag? Banana? I remember once a shop bought one reddened a bit in the basket in the kitchen but I dunno why.
I know they are cut green and stored to ripen but how?
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i cut mine off at the stem and left the whole plant on a shelf in the garage with the sun on it and theyve ripened.a couple came off the plant and they rotted so i think theyr best left on the plant/
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Oops. Too late.
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Mine all ripened on the plant. About 14 I think. Quite small but looking gorgeous. I'l try to find time to post a pic tomorrow.
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Old 04-11-2006, 09:29 AM
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Mine all ripened on the plant. About 14 I think. Quite small but looking gorgeous. I'l try to find time to post a pic tomorrow.
Go on rub it in...

I've put them in on a sunny windowsill so hopefully they might ripen up a bit. I find green ones far too bitter.
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Found some advice about putting them in a brown paper bag with a couple of ripe apples. It's working. Two are half red already.
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Hello Pickledtink, see my post and pic under Peppers. They just ripened on the plant once taken indoors.
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Hello Pickledtink, see my post and pic under Peppers. They just ripened on the plant once taken indoors.
I know. Your pics are a salutary example. I'd already cut all mine off though. Still there's always next year.
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