Pepper Plant Wind Damage!

[Boardwalkempireactor]

One of my Ghost pepper plants succumbed to a gust of wind. The branch was one of 4 and it was heavy laden with peppers. Most were still green. My question is what is the best way to ripen these? On another note, for some reason this plants peppers would never turn bright red, just a bright orange, odd eh?

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

One of my Ghost pepper plants succumbed to a gust of wind. The branch was one of 4 and it was heavy laden with peppers. Most were still green. My question is what is the best way to ripen these? On another note, for some reason this plants peppers would never turn bright red, just a bright orange, odd eh?

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 off ethylene gas. that helps/speeds ripening.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

 On another note, for some reason this plants peppers would never turn bright red, just a bright orange, odd eh?

 
 
.In addition to the color the pods not as pointed as the pheno normally has.>Google Images of Ghost Pepper .... Possibly crossed with Hab as color - pheno is indicative of that strain?
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[DWB]

If it happens again, consider doing this. You'll eventually ripen just about all of them. Change the water in the bucket once in a while.
 
 
 

 

[Boardwalkempireactor]

Chileman, I think you are right, these were seeds given to me by a friend. Great taste, good heat level.