Pruning pepper plants improves branching, root health, and fruit ripening. Early-season pruning focuses on developing strong ...

In casseroles, as a vegetable stir-fry, or baked–a bell pepper enhances almost any dish. When bought at the supermarket, it might lack flavor. As is often the case, bell peppers taste much better when ...

Bell peppers are one of the most popular vegetables to grow. Unlike their small, spicy relatives, bell peppers lack the high amount of capsaicin that makes chilli peppers eye-wateringly hot. Whether ...

A few years ago, I planted pepper seeds for the first time to make my own paprika. This small start sent me on a journey from my bathroom window to a small growing tent in my closet and eventually to ...

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.

“If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?” One peck is the correct answer, which is a quarter of a bushel or approximately 12 pounds and that ...

In the Pacific Northwest, pepper planting success starts with selecting varieties that have been bred for a short season and ...

Fiery hot, mild, or somewhere in between, pepper plants are easy to grow in the garden and can produce big yields of peppers ...