Jamaican Red Peppers

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spicyscotty

Hello, all!
I am from Bay Head, NJ, and Im growing a lot of really cool peppers this year for the first time, but one of them has been very difficult to ripen.

My Jamaican Red (or Caribbean Red) pepper plants have yet to turn red! I got so excited when I saw little green peppers start to appear on the tall plant I have, but none of them ever turn red! Even after weeks of leaving them there. I brought some of them indoors because that helped my Habeñero peppers ripen, but they stayed green.
Today I put them in a paper bag, hoping that would help. But if anyone knows any specific reasons that they would ripen (humidity, air quality, soil pH) Id love it if you could tell me.

I have all my pepper plants above ground because since Superstorm Sandy in 2012, we suspect our soil may still be polluted. They have good drainage and I added Epsom salt to their water, which has made them grow much faster. The plants have grown very big and tall despite the 3foot space they each have.

If youve got any advice for my Jamaican peppers, Id be super happy to hear!
 
Thank you all! Im not going to touch the plant anymore until the peppers turn red. As for the ones in the bag, Im going to check them every few days to see if theyre making progress too.
 
spicyscotty said:
Thank you all! Im not going to touch the plant anymore until the peppers turn red. As for the ones in the bag, Im going to check them every few days to see if theyre making progress too.
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I've often read the advice given at this site.>Chili Pepper Madness-HOW TO RIPEN UNRIPE PEPPERS
 
The Paper Bag Method. Store the unripe peppers in a paper bag with a ripe tomato or apple. This also works with green tomatoes. The ripe fruit will speed the ripening process and your peppers (and tomatoes) should ripen in a week or longer.

The only thing missing is the reason for the ripe apple or tomato added to the bag, they give offethylene gas. that helps/speeds ripening.
 
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