PUEBLO — While this extreme heat can be tough to handle, Pueblo's peppers thrive in it. News5 stopped by one of the long-standing pepper farms in the Pueblo Mesa Friday.
One of the farmers says the mixture of the hot days and cool nights are perfect for Pueblo's prized crop.
The chiles were planted back in April.
Farmers will start planting Pueblo green chiles
If the weather conditions stay this way for the rest of the season, farmers expect to harvest by the first week of August. You should see them at grocery stores across Colorado by mid-August.
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Is it 'truly' affordable to live in Colorado Springs?
How easy is it to find an affordable home? If someone earns $51,000 a year and a third of their income goes to rent, they would need to find an apartment for about $1,280 a month. News5's Eleanor Sheahan takes you on a journey searching for this answer.
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