Dave, Do you usually wait until the Poblano's turn red to dry them? I've found mine tend to get problems (bug bites, molds, etc) if I wait that long (east Tn, and 3rd year of drought -- that means only 4' of rain/year, not 6'). Also, it seems mine will mostly wait till winter to turn red (I've picked a few so far, but the plants are loaded with dark green pods of various sizes). I also have a jalapeno that doesn't want to turn red (cracks first, then slowly reds up), while other varieties turn red with no problem. Any suggestions? Karen