On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:42:28 +0100, newsb wrote:

However, the fruit is very un-chillie like - just a vague spicy hint
when you bite them. Are these likely to gain any intensity if left on
the plants? They are all a bright but pale green.

That's why they're only mild at the moment - they're not ripe yet.

Does anyone know if this variety will colour up or stay green?
They should become dark green and eventually red, but like Jalpenos, are
ripe when dark green.

A few of them have a sort of
browny colour coming near both ends - but nothing major. I'm guessing
that this is more likely an early sign of decay (That said, they have
got no worse over the last couple of weeks).
The brown colour - as long as the skin is still smooth - is often a sign of
too much direct sunlight - a sort of plant suntan. Don't worry about it
unless they really scorch (and then you'll get sunken patches).

If the skin is damages at these areas it could be because of irregular or
overwatering watering.

Ripe or not - don't let a frost get at them.


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Tim C.