When do you pick Cayenne peppers?

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3 comments a "When do you pick Cayenne peppers?"

My grandmother has a plant too. She does them both ways.

*She picks them when they are fully red.
*She also lets them ripen in the sun or dry up when she needs it for special meals.

So it depends how you want them. =)

If left on the plant, they will turn red, but you can pick and use green ones when large enough, 4″ or so. Also can dry out red ones and crumble to use that way. The more you pick them, the more the plant will give you. Kind of like cutting flowers.

Let them turn completely red on the plant, then harvest!

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