Sunscald, Damage from extra bright sunlight directly on the walls. A reason to make certain you have good leafy cover.

If the damage is relatively minor -- that tis, doesn't penetrate deeply into the wall -- the damaged area may dry and not extend into the rest of the pepper.

If the damage extends through the wall, or nearly so, the softened tissue is an easy place for secondary rot organisms to enter.

jean said wall .. which made me think about the sun reflecting off a wall ... leading me to CULTURAL ISSUES...

which means.. why this one plant????

what can you define.. in its specific placement.. that these would burn???

is there a wall ... a sidewalk... etc .. perhaps a pic of the area.. and we can SEE what is going on ....

and yes.. i know she what she meant ... but i changed the subject

ken

Thank you both.

After looking into sunscald, that is exactly what it looks like. This is an 8 x 8 raised bed on the side of my yard, but nothing reflecting on it. I think the reason that it happened on this one plant is because these two popped up at the very top of the plant, which has less leaf cover than the lower sections.

The scalded areas aren't (yet) too extensive, but I went ahead and cut these two, cut them open, discarded the bad parts. Everything inside looks and smells good.

Thanks for your help! Glad to know it's not a fungus or blossom end rot (which is what I was dreading).

no window on the house reflecting sun???

you are giving up rather easily.. Sherlock holmes you arent.. lol ...

maybe this is what happens in z9 ... but in my world.. plain old sunshine is not a reason ... unless they simply dont grow peppers that far south ... are you really pushing the southern boundaries of the pepper plant?????

not to mention.. the sun has been declining for months.. who would expect it in mid September..

but again.. i grow MI ... so what do i know...

good luck

ken

Bright sunshine after a series of cloudy days can do it, and that's without reflecting off a bright surface.

i presumed as much ...

but i am a fan of mysteries... hence the SHolmes reference ....

i like to spend my time in the garden.. figuring things out ...

but sometimes... the simplest answer is the only answer ...

ken

ps: its so bad.. the mystery thing.. that i spend my time.. trying to figure out total stranger mysteries.. lol ...