Last year because the heavy continuous rain cause us to delay planting, many of my peppers were reaching close to 2 ft tall and still weren't in the ground. I don't normally remove any flowers that are present when I am close to plant out, like within a week, but since your plant out date is so far away I would go ahead and remove them now. I might also suggest pinching out the main growing tip once it reaches 12-18 inches tall. This will encourage side growth and bushiness, and thicken up the main stem. I pinched those that were getting too tall last spring while we were waiting to plant out, and they did appear to end up bushier and more productive than those I left on their own.
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