A majority of cities in the Mountain West are at a high elevation with cooler temperatures and shorter growing seasons. While it's an absolutely stunning part of the country, it can be challenging to grow| Ask the Food Geek
When the temperature drops below 60F, flowers don't pollinate properly, drop, or the plants drop bell peppers that just set.It isn't an all-or-nothing scenario though.| Ask the Food Geek
The weather in the warmer parts of the Midwest are pretty favorable for bell peppers: warm but not too hot, with humidity that pepper plants like. However, the colder weather and shorter seasons in the| Ask the Food Geek
If the weather is too hot while your bell pepper plants are flowering, you'll lose some flowers, but not all of them. You can provide shade with shade cloth.| Ask the Food Geek
