Scotch Bonnet - when to harvest??

[smallblueplanet]

6 plants worth?! Well done, you better get searching the recipes section of GYO!

[allmark879]

smash one with bare hands. I skin starts to feels like it is burning then they ripe.
painful, yes but very accurate !

[chillie lover]

do chillie plants over winter or die off?

[smallblueplanet]

They're perennial in the native climates, so with some care can be over-wintered. There are a few links around on different ways to attempt to overwinter them...here's some:

Matt Simpson’s Guide to Over-Wintering Chillies

over wintering chile pepper plants

Overwintering Chillie Plants | The Chilli King

[chillie lover]

thanks ill give it a go

[Randomplay]

Here are mine after a couple of months in Auckland, New Zealand in the later stages of summer...

[Randomplay]

and...



it's been in a pretty small pot, have been meaning to fertilize and move to a bigger one but they seem to be doing fine!

[Mark Edgar]

Scotch Bonnet grown outside in Forres, Moray



Pictures taken last month.
This week they started to turn orange.
Size from 5mm to 25mm width.

Will wait 2-4 weeks more, or until the cold harms them.

Will post before crop.

Anyone else this far north grow Scotch Bonnet outside?
What are yours like?

Regards
Forres

[Mark Edgar]

Sounds like your have been on the sage Manda.

Do you not have to remove the seeds before freezing?
How long do they last frozen?

Any one make a relish yet?