First time grower. Is this jalapeño rippening normally or is there some issue? I
Second one is starting to brown at the top. This plant sadly has been subject to higher than desired temperatures, but overall seems healthy
by SuitPrestigious1694
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SuitPrestigious1694
Thanks for the help!
GTATorino
A little light overload/ sunburn. I wouldn’t worry.
jboneng
This coloration is because your chili produces anthocyanin, they do this as a protection if exposed to harsh light or other stress factors ex. cold weather or nutrient stress. It is normal and harmless (but an indication that your plant is stressed and you might want to take action), the chili will ripen as normal, but if there is a lot of anthocyanin in the fruit the final ripened color might be a bit darker then normal, this is fine too.
4 Comments
Thanks for the help!
A little light overload/ sunburn. I wouldn’t worry.
This coloration is because your chili produces anthocyanin, they do this as a protection if exposed to harsh light or other stress factors ex. cold weather or nutrient stress. It is normal and harmless (but an indication that your plant is stressed and you might want to take action), the chili will ripen as normal, but if there is a lot of anthocyanin in the fruit the final ripened color might be a bit darker then normal, this is fine too.
Normal anthocyanins