Diatomaceous earth is also excellent to use as a dust to control insects. Okay, not really, but they do fall in and drown. Harvesting vegetables was next on my list. The first stop was the pepper patch, where I used pruners to pick the peppers rather than try to pull them off the plant. I do that because in the process of pulling on the peppers, you can easily pull off a branch or even uproot the entire plant.
Purple peppers are interesting to look at and mighty tasty too.
Keep in mind that nearly all green peppers will eventually turn red if left on the vine, but leaving them on the vine also slows down pepper production. Any member of the Solanaceae family requires substantial heat to set fruit. Most peppers are annual plants, lasting only one season. A long, hot growing season is required. Fertilize once or twice after the plants become established, before blossoms set.