I have 3 jalapeño plants. I’m definitely pushing it because the season is pretty much over, so im wondering if this has anything to do with why the peppers are turning black? It’s only happening on one of the plants.
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awhim
Some of my jalapenos naturally turn purple-black before they ripen to red, that’s probably what’s happening here.
i_i_v_o
Ripening. All good, expected. Will turn red
UnpretentiousTeaSnob
They’re goth. Hail Seitan!
yello5drink
I had this last year with my very productive jalapeño plants. I looked in to it and what I found was that the overnight temperatures getting low caused them to ripen black rather than red. This year i had several turn red but a couple on the outer edge of the plant turned partially black, while the ones that were inside towards the tomatoes presumably stayed warmer and did not turn blank at all and were nice bright red.
We get these on our jalapenos that aren’t sheltered from direct sunlight by their canopy. I don’t think it’s a temp thing but maybe that is another cause. We have gotten them all growing season. This year was my first year trying to grow them from seed and they got burned by my grow lights and started out pretty sad. Not much foliage before fruit started setting.
MGaCici
I have them turning red, black, and tones of purple. My peppers outdid themselves this year!
Numerous-Profile-872
Purples start turning green when roasted, so just FYI!
Alustrious
It’s the plants natural sunscreen. You’ll probably notice slightly less coloring towards where the fruits shaded. Nothing bad, just a sign the fruits getting direct sunlight. If the skin breaks in places, its too much sun and will “sunscald.”
frankietit
End of season trying to rush to ripen.
Certain_Bit117
Mine get sunburnt like this. Any peppers directly exposed get black on that side
Winkerbelles
They turn that color before they turn red. Totally normal.
Vinzi79
Hmm… Curious.
Did you buy chance see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes?
CathyHistoryBugg
Are they turning purple?
bitstoatoms
That’s anthocyanin, pigment produced in various fruits and flowers. It’s purple, just jo dense, that looks like black. It’s an antioxidant and acts as a UV screening to prevent chlorophyll from breaking down.
PM_ME_YOUR__MOMS
That’s my favorite time to eat them in cooking. Green for canning, and red for drying
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Some of my jalapenos naturally turn purple-black before they ripen to red, that’s probably what’s happening here.
Ripening. All good, expected. Will turn red
They’re goth. Hail Seitan!
I had this last year with my very productive jalapeño plants. I looked in to it and what I found was that the overnight temperatures getting low caused them to ripen black rather than red. This year i had several turn red but a couple on the outer edge of the plant turned partially black, while the ones that were inside towards the tomatoes presumably stayed warmer and did not turn blank at all and were nice bright red.
https://preview.redd.it/8miqks9e2ysd1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd462eb92ee7e99aa07093f8fe0b4a8aa1e52e00
We get these on our jalapenos that aren’t sheltered from direct sunlight by their canopy. I don’t think it’s a temp thing but maybe that is another cause. We have gotten them all growing season. This year was my first year trying to grow them from seed and they got burned by my grow lights and started out pretty sad. Not much foliage before fruit started setting.
I have them turning red, black, and tones of purple. My peppers outdid themselves this year!
Purples start turning green when roasted, so just FYI!
It’s the plants natural sunscreen. You’ll probably notice slightly less coloring towards where the fruits shaded. Nothing bad, just a sign the fruits getting direct sunlight. If the skin breaks in places, its too much sun and will “sunscald.”
End of season trying to rush to ripen.
Mine get sunburnt like this. Any peppers directly exposed get black on that side
They turn that color before they turn red. Totally normal.
Hmm… Curious.
Did you buy chance see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes?
Are they turning purple?
That’s anthocyanin, pigment produced in various fruits and flowers. It’s purple, just jo dense, that looks like black. It’s an antioxidant and acts as a UV screening to prevent chlorophyll from breaking down.
That’s my favorite time to eat them in cooking. Green for canning, and red for drying