Problem with my peppers?

comicmankev

I have grown bell peppers for a few years now. This years are coming through nicely but they are all BLACK!

Anyone got any ideas as to why this may be? They seem to be perfectly fine, not sure thatI'd eat them though!

dixie_dean_2

It sometimes happens, usually about once every 6 seasons, depending on the weather and the soil. There is nothing wrong with them, just a slight genetic defect on the pigmentation. They may not be as sweet as usual but other that are fine.

comicmankev

Thanks! As I said, they all look fine, and they are in a greenhouse. I googled it but couldnt find a thing. I knew I would come up trumps here!

dixie_dean_2

I feel mildly guilty because that was totally made up. But hey, it's probably true. If there's nothing on google you could have discovered a rare breed of pepper...get on to tichmarsh! Are you sure you didnt plant aubergines? Sorry again.

comicmankev

D'OH - I was wondering if that was made up, but although a MSE veteran, I'm an OS newbie - LOL

I did plant aubergines next to them, but the are definately the peppers!

Agutka

dixie_dean wrote:

I feel mildly guilty because that was totally made up. But hey, it's probably true. If there's nothing on google you could have discovered a rare breed of pepper...get on to tichmarsh! Are you sure you didnt plant aubergines? Sorry again.

That was soooo cruel :rotfl: :rotfl:

Made me laugh though.

Mildly guilty!?

OP, they actually taste okay? How bizzare.

pickledtink

There is a kind of dark purple/ black pepper variety. If you google around the online seed selling sites you'll probably find some. Possibly there was a mix up with the bag filling and you got the wrong ones.
My multi coloured chard were like this. I got all rhubarb chard instead.