Debbie & Marty, Don't worry...it's just sun burn. Has no effect on flavor or storage capability. Joan > From: Dustymllr@aol.com > Reply-To: Dustymllr@aol.com > Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 11:30:18 EDT > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: [CH] Early Jalapenos > > Fellow CHers, > > During our last harvest of this season, we noticed that our early jalapenos > have black down one side of them. It doesn't appear to have any impact on > the quality of the pepper pod since the side with the discoloration is still > firm. We checked all of our chile books but can't figure out what the heck > this and what caused it. > > Any ideas on what this stuff is and why it happened? > > Debbie & Marty > > > >