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Question by  csj (114)

When are jalapeno peppers ready to pick and what color is hottest?

I'm not sure if I should pick them when they are green or wait til they turn another color.

 
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Answer by  dres (6)

Usually the first peppers are ready to harvest from 75 to 90 days from transplanting. Hot peppers are typically green.

 
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Answer by  debichance (160)

You can start picking jalapenos when they become a deep, dark green and are full-sized (approximately 3 inches long). Red is the final stage and when they are hottest.

 
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Answer by  ruffy (1117)

jalapeno pepper can be pick at about 2 3 inckes long and it is the hottest the long you leave them on the redder the pepper the hotter they are

 
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Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

When a jalapeno pepper turns green it is ready to be picked the hottest hot peppers are habenero and they are red or orange when ready.

 
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