PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Pueblo's prized peppers are starting to sprout up! News5 stopped by one of Milberger Farms in eastern Pueblo County.
One of the farmers, Dalton Milberger, says a wet May delayed work on the pepper fields, but with hotter weather on the horizon, he expects the peppers to grow faster to make up for the lost time last month.
"In the past, when we seen it get nice and hot out after a lot of rain that we had, everything jumps and grows really fast, so that is our hope," said Milberger.
Milberger says he expects to start harvesting peppers around mid-July. You can expect to see the peppers in grocery stores across Colorado by the beginning of August.
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