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These striations something to worry about? First-time grower (jalapeños pictured)
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These striations something to worry about? First-time grower (jalapeños pictured)


These striations something to worry about? First-time grower (jalapeños pictured)

by CosmicSpaghetti

49 Comments

  3. ArtyWhy8

    We take pride in that around here. Indicates you’ve got a spicy one in a lot of cases.

    Nice work, those are some good looking peppers

  6. Wildse7en

    Those look like they’re gonna be super spicy. Nice work.

  7. BackgroundPrompt3111

    Those are truly beautiful peppers.

    Those marks are called “corking,” and it just means that your plant had plenty of nutrients and then had a sudden supply of water that caused the fruits to grow very quickly. Those peppers will be juicy and flavorful.

    Honestly, those are pretty enough to win awards.

  8. rydaler

    You are going to have to worry about me eating them all if i find where you are growing them.

  9. SlickDillywick

    Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s hotter, just that the pepper has spent more time on the plant.

    More time on the plant *does* correlate with added spiciness however, but it can vary so it’s not always a solid rule of corking = hotter, but it should hold true for peppers harvested from the same plant that the corked will be hotter than the smooth

  10. weaverlorelei

    Nope, they are poisonous. You need to box them up, plus all the rest, and mail them to me. I was out of the country at proper pepper starting time and will be totally short of fruit for hot sauce this year.

  11. Effective_Sample_857

    Beautiful peppers, just the way I like them!

  12. Drothvader

    No, it means the peppers grew faster than the skin and these are about to be some of the most delicious peppers you’ve ever had.

  15. theegreenman

    That’s called corking and it’s a good thing.

  18. toolsavvy

    It’s called corking and some people love it that way. I personally hate them because they get tough the more they cork, so I pick my jalapenos when I see them corking like that so they don’t get more corky. But to each his own.

  19. H3nchman_24

    Man, those peppers are amazing looking. Well done! Whatever you’re doing, *keep doing that!*

  20. The-CannabisAnalyst3

    The transition fr green to red is mean AF , very nioce

  21. miami13dol

    Nope. It’s called corking in the hot pepper community and usually indicates a hotter jalapeno. Most people here prefer them.

    For commercial growers, they call it cracking. It is usually not desirable as it it harder to sell to the wholesalers. The smooth ones are more marketable to supermarkets and the general public.

  24. This_Faithlessness97

    Every drawing course at a university should have a course called : Study Into Chile Pepper Corking Topography. These look tasty as well!

  29. beamerBoy3

    Yeah these are a bust. Go ahead and send them over to me so I can safely dispose of them for ya!

  32. GravyPainter

    Those mean they are ridiculously hot. Stress marks. The Caspian will likely be much high than the index scoville limits. You been both warned and congratulated. Those would be perfect to smoke and make chipotles with

  38. ConsistentDoor3606

    These look like they’d make such a good salsa! Or even some delicious pico de gallo 😋

  39. MungeeFishing

    Just stretch marks. Stretch marks make everything better!

  42. Persian-Delight

    Some of the most beautiful peppers I have ever seen.

    They must have been delicious. 🌶️❣️

  43. bojacked

    Yeah we used to call these “corkers” when they get all gnarley and veined out… use caution as they can be much hotter than a regular jalapeno. Sometimes like habanero heat! So try a small bit before you dive in so you know what spice level it is.

  44. cave9269

    Great peppers for people who know peppers….and that’s you now.

  48. jhallen2260

    It just means that they went got a large increase of water at some point of growing, has no indication of heat

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