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hot pepper cracks
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? |
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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. -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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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. Penelope -- You have proven yourself to be the most malicious, classless person that I've encountered in years. - "pointed" |
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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. |
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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 |
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"Deuteros" wrote in message
reenews.net... "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. -- TQ |
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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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