Habanero Peppers

[gundogblue]

Hi All,
Well my garden is doing great, my tomato plants are huge over 5 ft tall, and loaded, but we had some bad storms and high winds and I had to give them some extra support. While I was working on the tomato plants I broke off a small branch on one of my habanero plants, the branch has 7 peppers on it, I planted it 76 days ago, and the tag that came with the plant says it matures in 85 days. The good Lord has blessed me with another great garden, so I don't like to waste anything, so my question is will the peppers ripen off the vine like tomatoes? Or are those 7 peppers lost? I would taste one but I don't eat hot peppers, I do grow them for my family and friends that do eat them.
Thank You,
Paul

[stella1751]

Yes, they will ripen on the counter, just like tomatoes. You can also eat them green, if you want. They won't be as hot, but that's actually a good thing with Habaneros

[dave103069]

Yes, they will ripen off the vine. Put them in a brown paper bag for a few days. This will help them ripen quicker..