They are stunning peppers! Such vibrancy! Orange is Matt's favorite color.
One of the bits of gardening knowledge that I loooooove to share over and over and over with anyone who will listen is that colored peppers--red, yellow, orange--are the same pepper as a green one. The green one just isn't fully ripe. I just think it is so cool. Its like a garden magic trick. It is the same as, say, tomatoes, but since people don't eat green tomatoes up here much they've never put it together. I love peppers. They're my favorite.
Beth, I had noticed that the green peppers will eventually turn red on the plant if they're left there, but I guess I didn't realize the other colors did the same; also, there are times when you feel the green ones just should be picked - they're ready, but they're entirely green. And these ones are orange through and through. Well, I guess peppers are individuals, too! :D
Yeah, I guess we're growing a type of tomato this year that ripens green, so undoubtedly there are peppers that do so as well. Maybe we should look in the seed catalog next year. We sometimes harvest ours green and they're tasty, but I prefer to let them get sweeter and more colorful--tastier and prettier, by me.
beautiful! bet they will taste delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely colour! I hope you enjoy eating them! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy. They look crunchy and yummy. My peppers have done well this year. I wish I'd planted more.Always next year.
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning peppers! Such vibrancy! Orange is Matt's favorite color.
ReplyDeleteOne of the bits of gardening knowledge that I loooooove to share over and over and over with anyone who will listen is that colored peppers--red, yellow, orange--are the same pepper as a green one. The green one just isn't fully ripe. I just think it is so cool. Its like a garden magic trick. It is the same as, say, tomatoes, but since people don't eat green tomatoes up here much they've never put it together. I love peppers. They're my favorite.
Beth, I had noticed that the green peppers will eventually turn red on the plant if they're left there, but I guess I didn't realize the other colors did the same; also, there are times when you feel the green ones just should be picked - they're ready, but they're entirely green. And these ones are orange through and through. Well, I guess peppers are individuals, too! :D
DeleteYeah, I guess we're growing a type of tomato this year that ripens green, so undoubtedly there are peppers that do so as well. Maybe we should look in the seed catalog next year. We sometimes harvest ours green and they're tasty, but I prefer to let them get sweeter and more colorful--tastier and prettier, by me.
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