In article , (ROBERT O'REILLY) wrote:
ONE OF MY BELL PEPPER PLANTS is producing a pale, almost white pepper.
it was marked as a big bertha, from wal-mart. it also is long and
thinner than the type should be, much to me resembling a poblano.it is
the only fruit on the plant so far, and the only of the 6 big berthas
i planted so far producing. the others are just starting to bloom. i
find it odd, as i grow several varieties each year, and have never
seen this.in my experience, whatever the pepper may be, they always
start green till they are ripe.this one started, and still is, pale.
anyone else evre experience something like this? thanks for any/all
replies.

Did you buy it as a seedling? It (or its label) could have gotten put in
the wrong place somewhere along the line. There are pepper varieties
that are pale green - Gypsy (a sweet pepper, pointier and smaller than a
Big Bertha), and some of the large Italian frying peppers (also sweet,
long and thin).

enjoy! :-)

Marj

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