Got a few Choco "hand grenade" habs almost ripe and chocolate color. I don't pick them till they have a bit of give when squeezed. But mine never go orange. Green to brown.
The Hot Pepper
Gotrox
PrimeTime
mine went green to brown if i remember
SanPatricio
My 4 plants all went directly from green to brown, flavor was much richer when picked almost 'dead' ripe.
Weed
whered you get that seed?
cruzzfish
leave them for a nother month, plants do different things in the winter with color.
SanPatricio
I got my seed from excellent pods I purchased from sicman.