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When are purple jalepenos ripe?

Ozzy2001

Ozzy2001

Do they start to turn red or stay dark the whole time? I've never grown them so I'm not sure how big they get or when exactly they are ripe.
 
End the end they turn red and become sweeter, 100% dark is also acceptable but when saving seeds I let them go red. For most things except pictures I actually let them go red :) 
 
Cool. for regular jalapeños I definitely prefer red. I'll probably just wait to plucks these then until they get a little red. I pulled one early just to taste it, and it must have been way to soon, because it didn't really have any flavor yet.
 
Agree with Chris, they are nice and sweet when they get red.  My plant threw out a lot of pods last year, but they were smaller than regular jalapenos.  I am growing them again.
 
JoynersHotPeppers said:
A valuable part of my Jal blend :) Oh and the plants and flowers are nice to look at as well especially when the plant has red pods. 
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Yeah, they are super pretty. Love the flowers.
 
So are we talking a deep dark red, or a bright red?
 
I have a pj with decent sized pods right now.  Definitely a beautiful plant to have!
 
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