Don't rely on your best guess and water without checking the soil. Both excessive and inadequate soil moisture lead to blossom end rot and other plant problems. Protect plants from high wind whenever possible. A wind break is a frequently overlooked but may be well worth the effort as it saves your crop from severe stormy Colorado weather. Problems beyond your control Poor pollination at blossoming can reduce fruit formation.
Incomplete pollination can result in wildly misshapen fruits.
Catfacing shows up as odd shaped fruits with deformed marks or lines. This is a normal occurrence as cooler temperatures return in very late summer. Hail damage can be devastating. Protection from hail is a complex and expensive problem to solve. Most of us defer to nature, replanting if the damage is extreme and occurs early in the season.