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deb789 San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 24, 2005

Whats the best way to keep peppers from spoiling? I put them in a zipper plastic bag . Do i put the peppers in the refridgerator, or keep them inside the table with the zipper bag.

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Breezymeadow Culpeper, VA(Zone 7a) Aug 24, 2005

I don't pick mine until I need them. If I want to harvest them for later use, I either keep them very temporarily in the fridge, or pop them whole in plastic bags in the freezer, or I string them & hang them inside the house to dry.

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kanita Los Angeles, CA(Zone 10a) Aug 24, 2005

I'm with Breezy, I cut them off as I need them, or harvest as many as possible when I am making hotsauce, otherwise, I just pop them in a ziplock freezer bag. Although, if you leave some of the stem on them, they will keep in the fridge for at least a week.

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critterologist Frederick, MD(Zone 6b) Aug 29, 2005

I've had better luck poking a few holes in a zipper plastic bag (with a fork) when storing peppers in the fridge for a few days. If you're saving them up for salsa or hot sauce, or even for use in cooking, you can mince them in the food processor (seeded or not, depending on how hot you want them to be), put them in a glass jar, and add enough vinegar to cover them.... they'll keep in the fridge for over a year this way.

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mornin_gayle Bloomingdale, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 29, 2005

I've had good luck dehydrating them, for long term storage.

mg

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