Pepper harvester and harvesting method

The invention relates to a pepper harvesting machine and a harvesting method.The pepper harvesting machine comprises a clamping and conveying device and a fruit stripping device, the clamping and conveying device comprises a first-stage clamping and conveying mechanism and a second-stage clamping and conveying mechanism which are sequentially arranged, the first-stage clamping and conveying mechanism comprises two parallel synchronous belts, and the second-stage clamping and conveying mechanism comprises a second-stage clamping and conveying mechanism and a third-stage clamping and conveying mechanism; the second-stage clamping and conveying mechanism comprises two chains which are arranged in parallel, clamping plates are fixedly connected to chain links of the chains, and a cutting disc is arranged below the first-stage clamping and conveying mechanism; the fruit stripping device comprises a fruit stripping roller and a housing matched with the fruit stripping roller, the side, facing the fruit stripping ro