This year I grew bell and poblano peppers. The poblanos have been producing for a while now, but I just started picking the bells. I don’t pick the bell peppers when they’re green (even though it would improve my yield!). I wait till I see a little red, then pick them, and let them ripen on the counter.
They seem to have survived the early season drama of tardy transplantation and cabbage crowding. In fact, all the plants are doing very well.
The bell pepper variety is called California Wonder TMR, and the poblano variety is Baron F1, from Johnny’s Selected Seeds. I’ll update at the end of the season with yield information.