 Whether you have green bell peppers or chili peppers, they can all be washed, cut up, and tossed directly into a freezer bag. No blanching or boiling needed. And here's how to handle unripened peppers if they're threatened by an early frost this fall. Dig up the entire plants, wash the roots, then hang upside down indoors. That is your old farmer's almanac radio report. For more great gardening tips, visit almanac.com.