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 ...

The Carolina Reaper averages around 1.6 million SHUs, but can reach over two million. Of the hottest peppers to grow at home, this is the number one option. It is a vibrant red color and has a unique ...

I’M METEOROLOGIST AVA MARIE HERE WITH CARRIE ENGEL. GOOD MORNING HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE SO MANY VARIETIES OF PEPPERS SOME I HAVEN’T EVEN HEARD OF, AND THEY JUST GET HOTTER AS ...

With the hot summer weather in full effect, only a few vegetable varieties continue to offer up their bounty. Some squash varieties will continue to ripen with enough water, and okra and beans don’t ...

Ideally, peppers should be grown in well-drained soils that contain a high level of organic matter, but they can also thrive in moderately fertile soil. Soils low in organic matter can be amended by ...

The fruit of pepper plants may be sweet, mild, hot or very hot. The degree of heat is related to the amount of capsaicin present. This chemical is concentrated in the pepper pod where the seeds are ...

Companion planting—the practice of growing compatible plants near each other—can benefit the pepper plants in your garden in several ways. Some drive off destructive pests, attract beneficial insects ...

Different types of peppers need different spacing to thrive. Figuring out how far apart to plant peppers is a balancing act. If you plant peppers too far apart, you waste valuable garden space, but if ...

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 ...

In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto our plates. By Veronique Greenwood Peppers are cosmopolitan, a vegetable that ...