"Al Dykes" wrote in message
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| This year, for the first time, I put a few sweet peppers in. I've got
| some peppers, but how do I tell if they are ripe ? The seed package
| shows red and green fruit, but so far mine are all dark, dark green.
|
| How big are homegrown peppers (California Wonder). The peppers I buy
| in the market these days weigh a pound or more, and I figure they are
| as bloated as the huge strawberries are.
|

Bell peppers are ripe enough to pick when the color changes from its lighter
shade of green to a rich dark green and when the fruit is very firm when
given a gentle squeeze.
--
TQ

"I don't remember the al-Qaida cells as being something that we were told we
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National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice 4/8/2004