Jens My opinion is to pick as soon as pods are ripe. Reduces possibilties of bugs, birds, diseases and rodents from getting my crop. LB Hi ! My name is Jens Backman , and I live in Sweden. I grow 5 different kinds of chiles in a greenhouse. (thought I´d make a little presentation since I´m new) :) Now my question is this do You guys harvest the mature chiles right away , or do You wait until all chiles on the bush is mature ?