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How long time do it take for bird eye chili to turn red from green?

sinderyt151R93x17HKsinderyt151R93x17HK Posts: 99
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After a bit of struggling and problems the chili plants have grown alot of chilies, but theyre all green and been green for about a month now. when do they change colour to red?

is there any tricks or methods to make them turn red faster as i need them to turn red
before i can use it in food, for sure green can be used but red is better flavour for the types of food i make.


Indoor grower due to our cold climate in Norway
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    They need plenty of sun to ripen, so they might turn faster if you can put them outside in a sunny place now that the weather is warm.
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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Once the fruit is formed, it is a case of sufficient warmth and time for the ripening process to complete. 
    Other than ensuring they have sufficient light and heat, I'm not aware of anything you can do to speed them up. 
  • sinderyt151R93x17HKsinderyt151R93x17HK Posts: 99
    is not 20-25C warm enough for them? its constantly 20-25C in the room i grow them in, its a storage room made into grow room for chili and basil. The temperature outdoors is still not safe for the chilies as right now its 12C outside and rain and windy. i have put them outside a little bit a week ago when our temp went to 28C outside, but weather is changing alot here i live and it get fast cold,windy and rainy. Live high up on a mountain in norway so theres still snow if i walk for 30min. 

    The light shouldnt be a issue, 4x 6400K grow lights, but is there any estimated time for them to turn red if everything is correct or is this random as when i google this i find so many different answers, some articles say 5 days, some 120 days some 60 days. what is correct? obviously in my case its not 5 days, but is there any "estimated" time 
    Indoor grower due to our cold climate in Norway
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Patience, young grasshopper. There is no magic formula as there are too many variables - light, water, temperature, feed, variety. All you can do is keep your own records for future reference.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I agree, they'll turn red when they're ready to turn red which will depend on the environmental conditions.
    While you're waiting, why not use some of the green ones which will encourage more flowers on the plants

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Norway is a bit different from the UK but apart from that, Chillies are heat loving plants.
    Have you grown them and ripened them before ?  If so, did you make a note of when sown and when ripened and what the weather was like ?
    Much as we like to grow non native stuff to eat, there is a limit on what you can expect plants to do.  In a bad summer here in the UK, chillies may not ripen to our expectations  - I think you need to be a bit more realistic in your hopes :)
  • sinderyt151R93x17HKsinderyt151R93x17HK Posts: 99
    Pete.8 said:
    I agree, they'll turn red when they're ready to turn red which will depend on the environmental conditions.
    While you're waiting, why not use some of the green ones which will encourage more flowers on the plants
    i can use the green ones, but green pepper is usually a bit hotter in taste and red is a bit more mixed flavoured taste in the asian food i make so to get the perfect taste red is best, But will it encourage like more chili yield as in flowers? ive kind of wanted for a while to snap one chili off to taste how strong it is but i have left it to grow.  

    philippasmith2 said:
    Norway is a bit different from the UK but apart from that, Chillies are heat loving plants.
    Have you grown them and ripened them before ?  If so, did you make a note of when sown and when ripened and what the weather was like ?
    Much as we like to grow non native stuff to eat, there is a limit on what you can expect plants to do.  In a bad summer here in the UK, chillies may not ripen to our expectations  - I think you need to be a bit more realistic in your hopes :)
    No i havent grown it before, this is first time and i struggled a bit in the start with different first time starter problems but in the end it worked out so the plant have had some issues, biggest issue in start was Edema which seems to be some what under controll now. But for being a tropical plant that likes heat it sure eats alot of water i feel for being a tropical plant. after 4 days of no water the plant start to wilding and look like its about to die.

    only plant ive growed before is basil but i would say they are much easier to grow then chili, kind of just feeding em water and they growed. 

    it's why im here to ask as google gives so many different answers so i have no clue which one is correct, but i guess il have to do like the basil just wait and see how it goes and learn from that. Thanks
    Indoor grower due to our cold climate in Norway
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Patience Young Paduan.

    No one has ever beaten Nature so just admire them.
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I find the ones in my pollytunnel which get rather less heat at night than yours but more during the day take 2-3 months to turn red, normally only a few make it to red before the temperatures drop.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    sinderyt151R93x17HK said: 

    philippasmith2 said:
    Norway is a bit different from the UK but apart from that, Chillies are heat loving plants.
    Have you grown them and ripened them before ?  If so, did you make a note of when sown and when ripened and what the weather was like ?
    Much as we like to grow non native stuff to eat, there is a limit on what you can expect plants to do.  In a bad summer here in the UK, chillies may not ripen to our expectations  - I think you need to be a bit more realistic in your hopes :)
    No i havent grown it before, this is first time and i struggled a bit in the start with different first time starter problems but in the end it worked out so the plant have had some issues, biggest issue in start was Edema which seems to be some what under controll now. But for being a tropical plant that likes heat it sure eats alot of water i feel for being a tropical plant. after 4 days of no water the plant start to wilding and look like its about to die.

    only plant ive growed before is basil but i would say they are much easier to grow then chili, kind of just feeding em water and they growed. 

    it's why im here to ask as google gives so many different answers so i have no clue which one is correct, but i guess il have to do like the basil just wait and see how it goes and learn from that. Thanks
    Basil will be easier to grow - you are only after leaf growth and given a decent summer in your area, you will get some Basil.  Chillies/Peppers are somewhat different as you are after the fruit rather than the leaves - this will take longer to achieve.
    I doubt Google will be much help - even given their world wide coverage, they don't have the means to alter your particular climate to ripen your Chillies before they are ready to do so  :)
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