Do all chilli's ripen to red?

[MossCommuter]

I like growing chilli's

I like eating them more than growing them

When I have grown them before they have been red by now. This year's are very, very long. They look like green beans.

Will they go red like the birdseye's I am accustomed to? When should I harvest them?

 

[HovR]

Nope, not all chillis ripen to red - There are green varieties.

However that said, this year my chillis which I know should be red are taking a very long time to ripen. The first chillis that were on the plant are now a darker green than when they were new, so I think they are in the process of ripening.

I've heard of people harvest the chillis as soon as they grow to size, whilst they are still green, and then leaving them in sun-light to ripen. This apparently works, and allows the plants to produce more chillis, although I have never tried this myself.

 

[berty bassett]

bleeding hell ! i aint even got flowers on mine yet - just growing jalapeño this year and pickling them all ( really lovely ) as last year i grew naga something and although i eat whatever make with these chillis i can't say i enjoy it as they blow my socks off . pickled some chillies last year and just couldn't get enough of them - if you haven't done that yet i really recommend it

 

[MossCommuter]

Hotter the better :P

not accustomed to long ones though

(fnaar will be along in a moment)

 

[Fnaar]

Hotter the better :P

not accustomed to long ones though

(fnaar will be along in a moment)

I am never far away.

 

[2PedalsTez]

bleeding hell ! i aint even got flowers on mine yet - just growing jalapeño this year and pickling them all ( really lovely ) as last year i grew naga something and although i eat whatever make with these chillis i can't say i enjoy it as they blow my socks off . pickled some chillies last year and just couldn't get enough of them - if you haven't done that yet i really recommend it

Any recommendations for a nice chilli pickle?
I decided to grow my own chillis this year and have a good few growing and I don't want to see any go to waste

 

[MossCommuter]

Here are the bad boys

 

[vernon]

Any recommendations for a nice chilli pickle?
I decided to grow my own chillis this year and have a good few growing and I don't want to see any go to waste

A friend of mine makes chilli vodka.

Drinking the one made with his strongest chillies is like gargling with barbed wire but very more-ish.

 

[berty bassett]

Any recommendations for a nice chilli pickle?
I decided to grow my own chillis this year and have a good few growing and I don't want to see any go to waste

dont know if you mean pickle or chutney - there are loads of both on interweb - never made chutney but will this year and the pickling one i liked best was just sugar , pickling vinegar and couple of cloves of garlic - i was eating them constantly - even took them in my sandwiches - never got bit by the mozzies - didn,t get many kisses of misses either - going to eat more this year

 

[growingvegetables]

Chilli vodka.

I like the sound of that - wow with a kick. Sloe gin? Gorgeous, but I'm left wishing I'd grown a few chilli plants.

 

[DougieAB]

Get yourself some seeds of the small upright chillies and grow some next year as they look great (come in lots of colours) and as they are perenial plants can be kept over several years as house plants (if you can keep the whitefly at bay!)

 

[MossCommuter]

Any recommendations for a nice chilli pickle?
I decided to grow my own chillis this year and have a good few growing and I don't want to see any go to waste

also need a pickle recipe

Something salty and horribly, wonderfully, hot!

 

[MossCommuter]

Get yourself some seeds of the small upright chillies and grow some next year as they look great (come in lots of colours) and as they are perenial plants can be kept over several years as house plants (if you can keep the whitefly at bay!)

Once I harvest this year's; how do I make this happen?

 

[MossCommuter]

They have started to turn red and very handsome they are too:

 

[longers]

Once I harvest this year's; how do I make this happen?

Some advice here and plenty more useful info on the rest of the site too.