Growing Peppers in Arkansas: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
In Arkansas, pepper plants stall out for two separate reasons: nights that drop below 55°F stop pollen from setting, and days that climb past 90°F do the…
Growing Peppers in Arizona: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Phoenix racks up an average of 168.9 days a year at or above 90 F. That single number explains why pepper timing in Arizona has almost nothing to do with…
Growing Peppers in Alberta: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Alberta averages zero days a year at or above 90°F, so pepper fruit set rarely fails from heat here.
Growing Peppers in Delaware: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Delaware’s growing season brings two separate risks to pepper fruit set: heat that shuts pollen down and cool nights that do the same from the other…
Growing Peppers in Nunavut: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Peppers need warmth to set fruit, and Nunavut’s climate barely offers a season, let alone the sustained heat peppers evolved to expect.
Growing Peppers in New Jersey: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
New Jersey peppers face trouble at both ends of the thermometer. On the hot side, the reference station in Newark logs 20.8 days a year at 90°F or above…
Growing Peppers in Rhode Island: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Rhode Island’s coastal climate keeps most summers on the mild side, which actually works in a pepper’s favor.
Growing Peppers in Quebec: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Quebec’s peppers rarely stall out from too much heat, but they stall out plenty from the other direction.
Growing Peppers in Prince Edward Island: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Peppers can produce a real harvest on Prince Edward Island, but the Island’s short, cool growing season changes how you play the whole game.
Growing Peppers in Montana: Fruit Set, Heat and Timing
Billings averages 28.3 days a year at or above 90 F, and that number alone can shut down pepper fruit set for stretches of the summer.