Happy peppers have a simple secret. This little-known tip helps lock out weeds, protect against weather damage, and keeps ...

Location matters when it comes to planting delicate vegetables like peppers. To avoid ruin, always make sure to pop seedlings ...

Did you know that the National Garden Bureau names each year after an edible plant? This year's plant is widespread, ...

When pepper plant leaves turn yellow it's called chlorosis. The leaves aren't able to efficiently make chlorophyll - the substance that keeps them a uniform green color. The purpose of leaves is to ...

Hot pepper plants are the most suitable for overwintering indoors due to their small size. In Zone 9 and above, overwinter peppers outdoors with protection if needed. Indoors, pepper plants can be ...

Growing capsicum in pots offers a rewarding way to cultivate nutritious bell peppers, even in limited spaces. This guide outlines essential steps, from selecting quality seeds and using the right soil ...

I check the vegetable patch to find our perennial capsicum plant branches have broken in the wind! Oh the horror! So, I go about fixing the problem and chat a bit about growing them and cucumbers in a ...

In temperate zone locations like ours where it freezes in winter, pepper plants are grown outdoors as an annual crop. That means we grow them for one season and harvest the fruit as well as the seeds.

Pepper DescriptionsGo to 2026 Plant Sale Intro Page Go to Beefsteak Tomato Descriptions (coming soon)Go to Slicer Tomato ...

There are two kinds of gardeners. First we have the laissez-faire growers who prize plants that thrive when ignored. These are succulent people, well-adjusted and simple. Then there are the gardeners ...

In the gardening world, peppers are hot this year. At the herb festivals and farmers markets, farmers report that pepper plants are selling nearly as well as tomatoes and herbs. Backyard gardeners who ...

An exhibition at the Biomuseo in Panama shares the great adventure of how the chili peppers’ culinary conquest began. Special thanks to the Biomuseo, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Panama, for this guest ...