Scotch Bonnet pepper plant dropping peppers

[Chapfam]

I have three scotch bonnet pepper plants that have really started producing in the last 2-3 weeks, my best guess is I went from 2 to 30+ peppers in that time. I am in Houston and I believe the change is do to the drop in temperature and humidity. Anyway I noticed in the last 3 days some of the smaller peppers have fallen off the plant. Is that something others have seen and it is normal?

 

[Meadowlark]

Howdy @Chapfam . Yes, Ive seen that also. If the plant looks green and healthy it is just a protective mechanism as the plant can only grow so many.

 

[Chapfam]

Thanks Meadowlark for responding. That’s sort of what I had anticipated, and yes the plants are very green and healthy.