"John" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"John" wrote in message
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The other day I went out and discovered that my jalepeno plants had
produced several peppers apparently overnight. They're about 2" long,
but appear to have stopped getting longer. Does this mean then can be
picked? How long should I leave them there before I can eat them?

Thanks!

You can leave them as long as you want. I left some until late October
last year. They began turning reddish, but they were still fine.
Unbelievably hot, but hey...that's what I wanted.
Does this mean they'd be good to eat now? (I can't wait heheh).

Mine were milder at this point than later in the season. Either way, they
were quite a bit hotter than the kind that come in a can or jar. And,
cooking or simply combining it with other ingredients didn't tone it down,
which I discovered after making incorrect assumptions about them and putting
WAY too many in some homemade salsa. Nobody else was willing to eat it after
the first bite. More for me. Same with a pot of chili I added them to.

Warning: After you get done cutting them up, don't touch your nose, eyes or
your pecker. You've been warned. Wash your hands with dish soap, not the
cutesy flowery make-your-hands-soft soap in a pump dispenser that ladies
sometimes have hanging around.