When To Harvest Yellow Cayenne Peppers. Ripe peppers will generally be red around 4-6 inches long have a waxy skin and be firm to the touch. If you do not have sharp scissors pulling the pepper off the vine is an alternative harvesting technique.
Cayenne peppers are usually ready to harvest anywhere from 70 to 100 days after planting. Keep feeding plants with a high potash fertiliser to promote fresh flower growth and therefore more peppers. This ensures that your plants focus energy on ripening the other peppers.
Pick them when theyre green or leave them to ripen most varieties ripen to red or yellow to develop a sweeter flavour.
Pot on into individual pots when the first true leaves appear. If theyve started to soften they most likely have started to rot and it is too late to pick them. Cayenne pepper plants may overwinter if protected from frost or moved inside. Pick hot peppers like jalapeno cayenne Gypsy and banana peppers using the same technique.
