some of my peppers are fully red while some on the same plant are still green. should i pick off the red ones and leave the greens ones until the ripen?
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I only pick the ripe ones too. 
Pick those red babies and enjoy
Even after they turn the final color, I have found the flavor and heat level will continue to change. For most chinense types I prefer to pick them a couple weeks after they turn color. They taste sweeter to me at that stage. You can get a lot of different flavors from one plant and it looks like you are gonna have plenty of pods to experiment with. 
I only harvest ripe pods. I discovered several years ago to leave jalapenos and serranos on the plant until fully red and WOW what a difference in taste. It is all personal preference but I would highly recommend waiting. Something cool you will notice is when you start harvesting pods, the plant will go into production overdrive! Wait and see.
yo mister dude please try at least one
and tell us how you (did) liked it.
they are yours do not be "afraid" of trying them
when green yellow or red they may have a 'character' you like
even before they appear "ripe"
if you do not experiment how will you figure it out?
+1 I agree 100%
Great looking plant as well!
What type is it exactly?+1 I agree 100%
Great looking plant as well!
i think its a carribean red habanero. not sure though. some may argue..
are peppers ready to eat off the plant or should i let them cure for a bit. i also used some fertilizer like yesterday. should i wait to give it water before i pick? would the chemicals give the pepper a different taste?
lol my mouths watering
ive definately noticed flies hanging around my pots. didn't think much of this but now that you mention it, im worried. do they lay eggs on the pepper or inside it (i dont know how they would pull this off).
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anyways, i guess ill be picking them as they turn red. should i keep them in the refrigerator, while the other ripen?
not if I eat them first! muahahaha
i was cooking churrasco today (skirt steak) and i decided to grab one of the pepper and just cut it up in slices and served it with the steak. pretty nice kick to them. let my friend try a small piece and his face turned red for 10 minutes. pretty funny.
