Comments on: How To Ripen Chillies http://www.thechilliking.com/how-to-ripen-chillies/ Growing Guides, Tips, Recipes & Chilli Pepper Information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Morten Friis-Olivarius http://www.thechilliking.com/how-to-ripen-chillies/comment-page-1/#comment-8060 Morten Friis-Olivarius Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:06:25 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/blog/?p=131#comment-8060 Fruits produce the colorless gas Ethylene when they ripe (especially apples, avocados, pears and peaches). Ethylen function as a planthormone that will hasten ripening, breaking down of cells in the fruit, as well as the deterioration of chlorophyll (thus the change from green to a riper color, depending on the plant). The released ethylene gas will effect other fruit or vegetables that are near by and make them ripe and release ethylene. So its a self-reinforcing process. An over-ripe apple produce extreme levels of ethylene and any nearby fruit will soon be over-ripe as well. This is why we say that 'one bad apple spoils the bunch'. Fruits produce the colorless gas Ethylene when they ripe (especially apples, avocados, pears and peaches). Ethylen function as a planthormone that will hasten ripening, breaking down of cells in the fruit, as well as the deterioration of chlorophyll (thus the change from green to a riper color, depending on the plant). The released ethylene gas will effect other fruit or vegetables that are near by and make them ripe and release ethylene. So its a self-reinforcing process. An over-ripe apple produce extreme levels of ethylene and any nearby fruit will soon be over-ripe as well.
This is why we say that ‘one bad apple spoils the bunch’.

]]> By: Ras Skipper http://www.thechilliking.com/how-to-ripen-chillies/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Ras Skipper Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/blog/?p=131#comment-1360 I got a hundread or so bonnets, they are ripening 1 every 2 days on the plants outside (london) Im just gonna leave em on for as long as possible. I got a hundread or so bonnets, they are ripening 1 every 2 days on the plants outside (london) Im just gonna leave em on for as long as possible.

]]> By: The Chilli King http://www.thechilliking.com/how-to-ripen-chillies/comment-page-1/#comment-816 The Chilli King Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:53:18 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/blog/?p=131#comment-816 <strong>James Pace</strong> - Hi James, try placing a banana skin near your plants - this should help speed up the ripening process. Chillies will continue to ripen off the plant (a bit) but i always try to leave them on the plant as far as possible. James Pace – Hi James, try placing a banana skin near your plants – this should help speed up the ripening process. Chillies will continue to ripen off the plant (a bit) but i always try to leave them on the plant as far as possible.

]]> By: James Pace http://www.thechilliking.com/how-to-ripen-chillies/comment-page-1/#comment-808 James Pace Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:43:34 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/blog/?p=131#comment-808 Hey Chilli King, I'm growing scotch bonnets and the fruits are still green after growing for a few weeks, If I pick them off will they turn red or stay green? Hey Chilli King,

I’m growing scotch bonnets and the fruits are still green after growing for a few weeks, If I pick them off will they turn red or stay green?

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