are these chillies ok?

[shepp726]

have just harvested thes chillies



was wondering if the smallest is ok, more of a burgundy than a red, there are a few more this colour also.

[hollychap]

i would say so , i have had purple and near black jalapenos in the past and they were fine

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

What variety is it? Numex have purple ones as do many others. I'd reckon it is A OK.

[kizkiz]

I thought jalapeno, but they could easily be small cayenne.
Either of those would be fine anyway

[shepp726]

don't know variety, got them off interweb in a foil envelope with argos on it, think it may have come free with a propagator or some such device. ;-)

[rustylady]

Chillies come in all sorts of shapes and colours so they should be fine.

[jacob]

It'll be fine. Is it fully ripe? They go through that weird colour on the way from green to red.

[snakeshack]

you don't have to wait for them to ripen fully before harvesting anyway,I often pick jalapenos while they are green as soon as there are enough to fill a jar for pickling.they then go on to produce more fruit,the only difference seems to be the riper ones are slightly hotter (and a different colour of course)

[shepp726]

It'll be fine. Is it fully ripe? They go through that weird colour on the way from green to red.

yeah, a few have gone from green to purple/black, while some have gone green/red.

[shepp726]

you don't have to wait for them to ripen fully before harvesting anyway,I often pick jalapenos while they are green as soon as there are enough to fill a jar for pickling.they then go on to produce more fruit,the only difference seems to be the riper ones are slightly hotter (and a different colour of course)

have got a few that have just lost the flower and are already purple......have never grown them before so was a bit confused.
am gonna eat them anyhoo.

[BigV]

Chillies? Yes.mine look more like deadly nightshade,very purple round berries

I thought jalapeno, but they could easily be small cayenne.
Either of those would be fine anyway

I have about a dozen pots of chillies.Just leave them and they will eventually turn red.you can use them practically any colour and can dry them and use as chillies flakes.