On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 02:02:11 -0500, Mark Anderson
wrote:

I'm growing two hot pepper plants and right now they have set a lot of
peppers. I can tell when to pick the tomatoes because they turn red. My
problem is that I think the final peppers are green and they start out
green so it's difficult to tell when they're ready to eat. Is there any
way to do this?

You didn't mention the varieties, but IMHO chiles are of culinary use
at almost any stage of growth. They pretty much all start out green
and change color (yellow, orange, red) as they mature/"ripen". You can
do your own research by picking some now, and leaving others to sample
later. If you leave them long enough, they will rot and decay on the
plant. Ex: New Mexico (or Anaheim) chiles are picked and used green
for many purposes; they are also picked and used and dried when they
become red for yet more uses.