will bhuts turn for more sauce?

[annie57]

Think topic title says it all: we got rain, these two gigantic bhut plants put forth fruit. LOTS OF GREEN LARGE fruit. Prior to that only had maybe 20 per plant. Any way to make these things red outside of painting them?

 

[JungleRain]

it's called nature and it takes time.........................

 

[masschilehead]

don't know when first frost is for you, but you can do the paper bag trick if you're worried about losing them. place them in a paper bag with a dead ripe apple and fold the bag closed. they should ripen in just a few days. Probably better to let nature do it's work, but in a pinch...

 

[Moth Eater]

Brown paper bag and with an apple. I never heard of that. I am going to try this just for shits and giggles. Thanks for the clever idea.

 

[annie57]

don't know when first frost is for you, but you can do the paper bag trick if you're worried about losing them. place them in a paper bag with a dead ripe apple and fold the bag closed. they should ripen in just a few days. Probably better to let nature do it's work, but in a pinch...

 

[annie57]

Thanks as what nature will do, if we have a "killing frost" . . . is, well, kill! Am gonna try to leave them on and monitor weather but if push to shove, the individual fruits will get ethylene gassed. Thanks again! And am overwintering plants for head start next year, so pulling whole plant and hanging whole plant is not option at this time. Again, thanks!

 

[annie57]

Brown paper bag and with an apple. I never heard of that. I am going to try this just for shits and giggles. Thanks for the clever idea.

 

[annie57]

Might work with bhuts: works with maters and green bell pepper. Thin v. thicker wall could be an issue, but losing hundreds of fruits to frost is a permanent issue. I appreciate the replies and would really like to know if ANYBODY has tried this with bhuts, thin-walled peppers. Here's to trying it. Will keep posted.

 

[POTAWIE]

Yes, throw them in a bag with a ripe banana or apple. The trapped ethylene gas will help ripen any vegetable

 

[Dorkasaurus]

I was given a few green and orange bhuts earlier this year. I was planning on drying them anyway but after sitting on my counter for a few days they all turned red. If it came down to losing green peppers to frost I would pick them all and hope they ripen, or learn to enjoy them green.

 

[KillerMillerFTW]

I did the paper bag thing and it works but i didnt get the same color and it made it soft I put silica in the bag it helps I think bananas works the best

 

[annie57]

I did the paper bag thing and it works but i didnt get the same color and it made it soft I put silica in the bag it helps I think bananas works the best

Silica or desiccant pack: brilliant idea!