Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

higgledy said:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

Jalapenos? They normally crack a bit when they mature.

Otherwise, all I could suggest would be to be careful with water. Aim for
consistant moistu don't let the plants get very dry and then flood them
with water.
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On 3 Jun 2006 19:25:50 -0700, "higgledy"
wrote:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

Go he
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/p...024032752.html

Scroll down to the bottom, there is a picture of ripening
jalapenos with corking. Is that what you're seeing? If it is,
it's normal in some peppers. Some sites claim that corking is
desirable in Mexico, where the jalapeno originated, but no so
desirable to more appearance conscience Americans.


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"higgledy" wrote in
oups.com:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

I think it's due to inconsistant watering. If the peppers don't get a lot
of water then the skins will harden. If you suddenly flood them with water
the fruits will expand and the skin will crack.

On 04 Jun 2006 14:22:15 GMT, in rec.gardens.edible Deuteros
, in glistered weave writ large for all to see:

"higgledy" wrote in
roups.com:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

I think it's due to inconsistant watering. If the peppers don't get a lot
of water then the skins will harden. If you suddenly flood them with water
the fruits will expand and the skin will crack.

One begins to wonder how vegetables and stuff ever grew in the wild. :-)
(Yes, I know it is all about cosmetic appearance.)

FACE

"Deuteros" wrote in message
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"higgledy" wrote in
oups.com:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

I think it's due to inconsistant watering. If the peppers don't get a lot
of water then the skins will harden. If you suddenly flood them with water
the fruits will expand and the skin will crack.

From what I/ve read, cracking or corking is a normal and it indicates the
pepper is ripe.
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TQ

Thanks for the responses. It cannot be caused by dry preiods followed
by a good watering because these pepper plants have never been left not
watered. It has to be normal.

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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:55:47 -0500, in rec.gardens.edible Justin
, in glistered weave writ large for all to see:

FACE wrote on [Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:42:45 -0400]:
On 04 Jun 2006 14:22:15 GMT, in rec.gardens.edible Deuteros
, in glistered weave writ large for all to see:

"higgledy" wrote in
egroups.com:

Each year my hot peppers grow and look great until they begin to ripen,
turning what ever color it is that they turn. Then the get these crack
lines on the exterior. They still taste great just don't look great.
What causes these cracks?

I think it's due to inconsistant watering. If the peppers don't get a lot
of water then the skins will harden. If you suddenly flood them with water
the fruits will expand and the skin will crack.

One begins to wonder how vegetables and stuff ever grew in the wild. :-)
(Yes, I know it is all about cosmetic appearance.)

DID these varieties ever grow in the wild?

I seriously doubt that what grew in the wild had a whole lot of resemblance
to what we grow (or buy) today -- anymore than the wild forbears of a
guernsey milk cow has the same certain physical attributes.

FACE

Justin wrote:

DID these varieties ever grow in the wild?

Some varieties of hot chile are pretty close to wild - as I understand
it, the pequins are pretty close to the root stock, more-or-less
undomesticated "bird chiles" that have been adopted in recent decades
by varietal fanciers.

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