My lovely Black Beauty eggs plants (26 of them) not fully grown yet are all turning orange on the out- side and don't look nice at all. Is it the heat? Any ideas. I never dreamed I could come up with so many questions until I started arid gardening in Phoenix!:)
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Sunburn. When the seed packet or the nursery says "FULL SUN" they are NOT talking about Phoenix in late June July August or even September. These guys need some shade from about 10 am to around 4pm or even 5 or 6. Lots of stuff falls in this category, so some shade cloth over a PVC arch or frame will do wonders--also helps to keep greens from bolting to seed in the dog days. Good luck.
Oh, also, be sure water doesn't sit on the leaves or fruits in the daylight. The droplets become little lenses that magnify the already too intense sunlight.