Wind-free, sun pockets in the garden are ideal areas for sweet peppers. When some of the peppers are harvested, the plant will again set fruit.if the weather is right.Ĭoastal gardens with their moderate temperatures have only minor cultural problems in growing peppers. Peppers also have a stress relief habit of dropping their smaller fruit when overloaded. Small-fruited varieties are more tolerant of high temperatures than varieties with large fruit. will cause excessive blossom and fruit drop. Blossoms drop when night temperatures are just below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or above 75 degrees F. Fruit set occurs in a limited range of night temperatures.

Peppers are classified as a warm season crop, but their heat requirement is not as high as you might expect. A variety's performance can vary widely, depending on where it is grown.

Recently breeders in more adverse climatic areas, for peppers, such as Maine and Texas have developed varieties adapted to their climates.

Most pepper breeding for large production areas of the US has been in California, Florida and New Jersey.

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