Peppers have become the darlings of both cooks and home gardeners. While they aren’t as popular with home vegetable gardeners as tomatoes, peppers are closing the gap in the vegetable garden. There ...

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 ...

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 ...

My husband, Jamie, has been growing large gardens for over 30 years and I’ve been putting up the bounty. But somehow the magic of growing and roasting sweet peppers escaped us for most of those ...

“Big Bertha” is a popular sweet pepper to grow in Tucson. Pima County master gardeners include “Cubanella” in their list of recommended sweet peppers to grow. Start seeds indoors and plant outside at ...

Fiery hot or mild and sweet, peppers are a great addition to any home garden. Peppers grow best when temperatures are between 65 and 85 F, which is early summer for most of the country. Fiery hot or ...

Come summer, gardeners will feel the heat, and not just in degrees, but also in Scoville units. Even though it’s February, it’s a good time to either begin pepper seeds or start planning which ...

Both gardeners and plants work hard in summer. For plants, growing foliage, developing buds, opening flowers, and forming and ripening fruits take a lot of energy. They need a helping hand, and you ...

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2015 to be the Year of the Sweet Pepper! Sweet bell peppers are cultivars of Capsicum annuum. Sweet peppers are called sweet because they lack the gene that ...

Come summer, gardeners will feel the heat, and not just in degrees, but also in Scoville units. Even though it’s March, it’s a good time to either begin pepper seeds or start planning which varieties ...