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You can determine when a pepper is ready to pick by looking at its color and size. Most peppers are ready to be picked when they have reached their full size and have turned a vibrant shade of red, yellow, orange, or green, depending on the variety. Additionally, the pepper should feel firm and have a glossy appearance.
You don't pick them yourself... you ask Peter Piper to pick them for you as in the old rhyme Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper If Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper Where's the pickled pepper Peter Piper picked!! Bit of a tongue twister! You can not "pick" a pickled pepper, it has already been picked from the plant and pickled in a jar. You could grab or "pick" it out of a jar of pickled peppers, but you can not pick a pickled pepper fresh from the pepper plant like one might be mislead to think from the tongue twisting rhyme.
Peppers are ready to pick when they reach their mature color, which varies depending on the type of pepper. They should also feel firm and have a glossy appearance. Additionally, you can gently tug on the pepper, and if it comes off easily from the plant, it is ready to be picked.
When they are large enough or ripe.
When picking a pepper, look for one that is firm, shiny, and has a vibrant color. Avoid peppers that are soft, wrinkled, or have blemishes. The stem should be green and attached. This indicates that the pepper is ripe and ready to be used in your recipe.
When picking a green pepper, look for one that is firm, glossy, and has a deep green color. Avoid peppers that are soft, wrinkled, or have blemishes. The pepper should feel heavy for its size. This indicates that it is ripe and ready to use.
To pick the fly poop out if pepper translates as Korinthenkackerei (lit. to poop currants)
You should pick it up before it becomes mouldy
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When picking a bell pepper, look for ones that are firm, shiny, and have vibrant colors. Avoid peppers with soft spots or wrinkles.
Yes, any pepper spray brand would be a substitute. Mace is just a brand name of pepper spray. There are other brands to pick from.
Pepper is a berry-looking black nut called a pepper corn. When the pepper corn is ripe they pick it off the plant, dry it and ship it to the factories. The factory receives them and grinds them down to powder, package it, and send it to stores.