I have NO bell peppers for the second year in a row. I used to have so many, I would give them away. Sux.

And if it has been unusually hot and dry in your area, that can turn up the heat in hot peppers as well.

A couple of summers ago, a waiter at a Latin restaurant told us they had to modify their recipes that year b/c all the jalapenos were coming in three times hotter than normal due to the drought.