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Harvesting Bell Peppers: Vine-Ripened for Best Flavor and Nutrition

Bell peppers are edible at any color but most flavorful and nutritious when fully ripened on the plant. If squirrels threaten, watch for first yellow on the blossom end, then bring indoors to ripen on a kitchen window. Accelerate ripening by placing in a paper bag with a ripe apple overnight.

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