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robynanne said:My FIRST pepper!! A California wonder bell. I debated letting it get red, but the plant seemed to put everything else on hold to make this one so I'm hoping by picking it, the plant will get bigger and make more. The pepper is already cut up and in the salad for today!

• Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder')
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Congrats! Yes, if a plant sets a single pepper and just seems to resist setting more, it is best to pick it green ripe - after all, it thinks that it has done its job (producing seeds for the next generation).
<-- retreats to his corner to grumble to himself about his stick-beaten ugly plants that are still dropping blossoms instead of setting...