"Byron.Bromley" wrote: > Per Dave Dewitt, if the blossom sets at cooler temps, the pods will > be cooler > Is this the explanation for why my peppers at the end of the season are much hotter? Theoretically it's hotter in August/September than in June or so (at least in the US midwest)? Are they also more prolific as they get older or just as the temps are higher? steph