Overly mature peas are poor quality. Deterioration proceeds rapidly at high temperatures. Wash and chill immediately. Immature peppers are soft, pliable, thin fleshed and pale. For Irish potatoes, a good tuber size is 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Individual preference is the rule here.
Let potatoes dry several hours in garden after digging. Do not expose potatoes to sunlight for any length of time. Remove adhering soil but do not wash before storage. Store in cool, dry area. Potatoes, sweet - Harvest late in fall but before first early frost.