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that time of year
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Holy moley your freezers going to explode. lol
Nice stash should keep you real warm all winter......... This time of year on the other hand is depressing.. LoL
Time to get that dehydrator humpin!
I've heard people say hanging them upside down helps them to ripen. Never heard if it works or not though.
Balac said:tims77 I am a little confused by your last picture of the plants up side down in the garage.
Is that a unique Maine method of overwintering plants or are you an alien visiting earth for the first time?
Better check out the hitch hikers guide again
I just checked but all it said was 42.
and something about needing time to figure out the question. They do ripen on the plant if cut. IDK if hanging them upside down has anything to do with it, but I cut a few plants this year and tossed them in a pile. Came back a few days later to ripe pods.
Upside down just gets them out of the way, using otherwise unused space. It doesn't ripen them faster but they will have a longer shelf life and chance to ripen if they aren't exposed to freezing temperatures.
It's something you do when you hear it's going to hard frost overnight and need to get them all inside to deal with later. I'll probably be doing the same in about 2 or 3 days if local weather forecasts hold true.
It's something you do when you hear it's going to hard frost overnight and need to get them all inside to deal with later. I'll probably be doing the same in about 2 or 3 days if local weather forecasts hold true.
I cannot locate the picture quickly but I hung about 40 or 50 last year upside down and was amazed and how many extra I had ripen as a result. They are easier to hang upside down and that is how or why I chose that method. I guess I treated them like dressing a deer. 
JoynersHotPeppers said:I cannot locate the picture quickly but I hung about 40 or 50 last year upside down and was amazed and how many extra I had ripen as a result. They are easier to hang upside down and that is how or why I chose that method. I guess I treated them like dressing a deer.
Here you go Chris. http://thehotpepper.com/topic/33107-joynershotpeppers-2012-glog/?p=728729
Thanks!
