Anaheim troubles

Starlight · August 15, 2016

From severe drought and humidity to now into week three and going into week 4 of heavy downpours everyday. The peppers are getting waterlogged big time. I even resorted to putting plastic bags loose over the top of pots and go out and drain off more than an inch of water everyday.

So far all the peppers doing good except the Anaheims. They were doing fine and I had harvested and saved seed from first rip[e pods, but now I have pods that turning orange/red and the tips are rotting. Is this a BER of peppers?

The problem doesn't show on the green pods, just those that are turning. I generally let all my peppers that I save seed from turn to full color before saving seed. Think it makes the seed more viable, but not really sure about that.

I don't know if it the rains or the pepper just starting to rot on the vine from letting change color to long. I'm stumped. New to letting these go to seed in red stage.

I don't share seed from any fruit that has any problem, but wondering if I can save the seed and eat these peppers myself. Once the bad spot on bottom tips is cut off, inside and rest of pepper seems fine, but since I don't know what I have I been tossing them all.

Any ideas what I can do? Still have lots of green pods on the plant and new blossoms and branches growing. Just hate throwing so many peppers out if I don't have too.

August 15, 2016	#1
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Anaheim troubles From severe drought and humidity to now into week three and going into week 4 of heavy downpours everyday. The peppers are getting waterlogged big time. I even resorted to putting plastic bags loose over the top of pots and go out and drain off more than an inch of water everyday. So far all the peppers doing good except the Anaheims. They were doing fine and I had harvested and saved seed from first rip[e pods, but now I have pods that turning orange/red and the tips are rotting. Is this a BER of peppers? The problem doesn't show on the green pods, just those that are turning. I generally let all my peppers that I save seed from turn to full color before saving seed. Think it makes the seed more viable, but not really sure about that. I don't know if it the rains or the pepper just starting to rot on the vine from letting change color to long. I'm stumped. New to letting these go to seed in red stage. I don't share seed from any fruit that has any problem, but wondering if I can save the seed and eat these peppers myself. Once the bad spot on bottom tips is cut off, inside and rest of pepper seems fine, but since I don't know what I have I been tossing them all. Any ideas what I can do? Still have lots of green pods on the plant and new blossoms and branches growing. Just hate throwing so many peppers out if I don't have too.