When To Harvest Your Cayenne Peppers. If theyve started to soften they most likely have started to rot and it is too late to pick them. 1 Monitor the color and size of the pepper after it begins.
For mild peppers harvest your cayenne peppers early when they are still green or have just. This ensures that your plants focus energy on ripening the other peppers. They will continue to ripen but will often fall off the plant if left unpicked.
Pick them when theyre green or leave them to ripen most varieties ripen to red or yellow to develop a sweeter flavour.
The cayenne pepper plant will grow best when exposed to full sunlight for at least eight hours per day. Keep feeding plants with a high potash fertiliser to promote fresh flower growth and therefore more peppers. Cayenne pepper plants require moist well-drained fertile soil with a neutral pH. The general rule of thumb for maturity of sweet peppers is 60-90 days and hot peppers can mature around 90 days and up to 150 days.
