black jalapino's?

[N_FF]

well i checked up on my plants today and low and behold i have some jalapino's that have black on them... what is this? is it good is it bad if it is bad what do i do to fix it?

weird isent it?

 

[RichardK]

Indeed, looks like a weird strain or a cross with something that has purple pods? Growing anything like that nearby the year before?

 

[rds040800]

Mine do something similar, but it is them protecting themselves from the blasting sunlight on 100 degree days.

 

[N_FF]

got the plants from a nursery so wouldn't know. weird i have 9 or so other plants and none of them are doing it... and the plants came all from the same flat.

i also have one rather pointy pino pod that looks like a cross with a cayenne. will get a pic of that pod also.

here it is.

 

[Omri]

Purple Jalapeños OR some sort of cross.

 

[N_FF]

Mine do something similar, but it is them protecting themselves from the blasting sunlight on 100 degree days.

except it never gets that hot here.

i asked grandma and she said it could of been frost... but the leaves on the plant are fine and also the toms are fine also.

 

[imaguitargod]

Ya, they are just protecting themselves from the sun.

 

[LGHT]

Mine go from green to dark green / black to red. I'm allowing mine to all go to red so I can use them for chipotle. I thought that was just the color changing as it rippens and was normal if you leave them on the plant to rippen.

 

[serrano]

i have this as well on different jalapenos and other peppers.they will ripen to red.

 

[the54]

from the sun doesn't have to be hot for it to happen

 

[willard3]

It's a reaction to lots of sun and is normal.

These puriras do it, too.

 

[POTAWIE]

Its anthocyanin pigment and its normal with lots of sun, and it also adds beneficial antioxidants to your peppers