[CH] Will peppers ripen after the plant is uprooted?
Tom Greaves (tomg@airmail.net)
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:42:30 -0600
This year I planted half my peppers in pots so that I can move them into the
garage on cold nights. The other half are in the ground and I expect them
to be killed when we have our first freeze. I know that tomatoes can be
pulled out and hung in the garage and they will continue to ripen. Since
peppers are in the same nightshade family, I'm hoping that they will ripen
that way also. Has anyone tried this?
My yellow habaneros and chocolate habaneros are about 5 foot tall and loaded
with green fruit. We had brutal heat this summer and nothing set until last
month. The Bhut Jalokia is just now starting to bloom (fortunately it is in
a pot).