See those three peppers above? I just picked them from my outdoor New Jersey garden on Nov. 18, 2024. My garden’s actually been producing beautifully all year long. Peppers are always one of those we need to be patient with, especially with the bells. Although they grow fairly quickly, they take quite a while to fully ripen like the ones above. Sure, the green ones are fine too, but they’re so much sweeter and tastier when fully ripened.