Re: [CH] What causes pods to turn ripe?

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Plant stress can do it- plants that have been damaged by breaking over will 
ripen the pods almost immediately and this is irrespective of day length or 
anything else.  Ethylene oxide is the ripening gas and is used to 'force 
ripe' produce picked green & shipped in closed box cars so that it looks 
ripe when it hits distant markets.  Washington apples sold on the east coast 
would be an example of this.

His explanation doesn't account for different varieties ripening at 
different times.  Cayennes are July, Japs August, & Habs September.

-Jim C
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