Black chilli pods - why?

[finchy]

First year growing Jalapenos, and wonder why they are all slowly turning black.

Disease or a natural progression?

[finchy]

[greyhound]

It's normal - they turn black before ripening to red.

[tai haku]

Don't Jalapeno's start to taste less nice when ripe - I think you should take the crop when still green?That's what I tried to do this year; but they beat me to it. Still nice when red but I think they're supposed to be nicer green.

[tim]

Just different!

We pick & freeze both for different uses.