It could possibly be anthracnose, which is a soil-borne fungus. The best way to avoid it is to move your garden to a different area where, hopefully, the soil is not infected or plant resistant varieties. Different chiles have diffent levels of resistance. I am not sure if the chiles you mention are more some of the more susceptable types. Harry Date sent: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:53:23 -0400 From: Joe Lockery <chilehead@prodigy.net> Subject: [CH] rotting before turning red > I have been growing different types of chiles in Connecticut for several > years. I have experimented with different types and all seem to have done > o.k. considering the short growing season. I constantly have a problem, > especially with Hot Portugal, Hot Cherry & Jalapeno's and more recently, > Peter Peppers. > > When they are green they are fine, when I wait to let them turn red....they > start to rot. > > > Any suggestions????? Support Pork! Run over a chicken today.