Higgs Boson wrote:

Have gorgeous orange/yellow Bell peppers ripening. I want to pick them at peak of perfection.
I tug at them lightly every day, but they hold tight.
Is that when one is "supposed" to pick peppers -- when they come away from the plant?
This site:
http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/gro...-pick-peppers/
has a different opinion, but writer does state that she picks earlier because of humid climate.
Mine is dry. Mediterranean. So.Calif coastal.
This site:
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/p...024032752.html
has more comprehensive information, but most is devoted to hot peppers. Just a few paragraphs on sweet peppers.
Would value input from people who either have that kind of climate, or have experience/information about when I should pick.
Awaiting your real life input tensely. I don't want to miss magic moment.
BIG peppers bright yellow. Are they going to turn RED?

Typical bell peppers are first green, then will turn red. Those of
other color varietys like orange yellow, brown, purple, etc, begin as
whatever color variety they are and remain that color, your yellow
peppers do not turn red. There really is no precise time to harvest
bell peppers; when they attain what you *feel* is there optimum size
and color is the correct time... leaving bell peppers too long risks
their rotting... bell peppers are best harvested sooner than later.
I've grown many bell peppers of all types, I've found that only the
green ones that turn red develop intense flavor... I think the other
variously colored peppers while being quite edible never develop
remarkable flavor, I think they are more a novelty grown primarily for
presentation/visual effect, I certainly would not pay extra for them
at the market. Here's a reliable website about bell peppers:
http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/pep...icle10252.html



HB