[CH] THE END

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Hard freeze predicted for this week, so I used the weekend to harvest
all that was left.  Have green habs in a brown paper bag in the dark,
and chiltepins on the bush hanging upside down. Both have started
ripening nicely since I cut them down yesterday.

Now, does anyone know the physiology of this?
They haven't been doing much on the vine, why do they immediately start
to change once they are cut down?  Will one way produce superior results
over the other (in-the-bag vs hanging).

And kind of OT, but in-the-bag also works well for tomatoes, how about
the 20 lbs of grapes I also had to cut down today?  Only about a third
of them ripe, will the rest of them ripen up like the peppers and
tomatoes?  If not, anybody got any ideas for them?  Will green grapes
make good raisins if I throw them in the dehydrator?

Three more months and we can start again!!

Fred the habaneronut

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