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 ...

Growing peppers indoors is a bit more complicated than growing peppers in a vegetable garden, but it is doable. Pepper plants are native to Central and South America and thrive in hot, sunny, and ...

With a heavy heart, you've put your garden to bed for the season. The last of your produce is frozen and canned for later, but you're already missing the vibrant green leaves. But while spring may be ...

Bell peppers are members of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, along with tomatoes and potatoes, and are native to Central and South America. Of all the pepper varieties, bell peppers are among the ...

The serrano pepper is a very popular chili in Mexican cuisine, second only to jalapenos. It offers a little more spice than the jalapeno, measuring 10,000 to 25,000 Scoville heat units, without being ...

The easiest way to grow cayenne peppers is to start them from seed indoors about six to 10 weeks before the last frost date in your area, says Lindsey Chastain, gardener and founder of Waddle and ...

Sweet, mild or hot? Plant your peppers now. Question: I have seen many pepper plants for sale in nurseries and big box stores since March. Is it too late to add a few pepper plants to my garden? Or ...

Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris loves hot peppers and wants to dispel a popular myth about growing them in the Pacific Northwest. “A lot of people say you can't grow hot peppers because we don't give ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) -In anticipation of the return of spring and the gardening season, the Scott County Extension office is hosting a free information session about growing hot peppers on March 8 ...

Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes will never forget the taste of fresh fruit and vegetables brought straight from his father’s farm field when he was a child in Mexico. In honor of that memory, he established a ...