That's it!!!! Thanks soooo much! It has stumped so many people on our facebook pages.

Chris - Thanks so much for providing your insight and I think you're spot on on both. Does anyone happen to know what the low green plant in the forefront of the border is? That one is baffling everyone I've shown the photo too.

You have termites and if your raised beds are close to your house you should take immediate action. Even if the beds are a distance from your house you could be in for an infestation. You can try to eradicate them yourself or hire a pest control company. Lowes and Home Depot sell products specifically formulated for termite/ant control but I am not sure if it can be used in a vegetable garden. There are also baits and stakes that use insecticide impregnated cardboard that are put into the ground. You should check your foundation for a "mud tunnel" going from the soil line up to the sill of the house. Termites do not like light and build these tunnels to exclude light when they travel. If you constructed your raised beds using non pressure treated lumber look there for the colony. You may have to probe the wood surface with an ice pick or other pointed object as their tunnels in the wood are not always visible.

did you buy plants or seeds? Where did you get them? The only reference to "Chile Red" that I can find when I google is a reference to Anaheim chiles. Your pic does look like an anaheim atleast in size of chile. They are long large peppers that turn red when ripened. kendra