Whether sweet, mild or hot, peppers bring flavor to many dishes. For me, the hotter the better. If I am not sweating, the pepper is not fiery enough. Peppers are easy to grow in the garden or a patio ...

For lovers of spicy food, cayenne peppers are the perfect plant to grow at home. They can be picked and eaten raw or dried, or cooked into a hot sauce. Most important? Ensuring they're ripe before ...

Earlier harvests. Peppers grown from seeds or transplants usually take at least a few months to fruit after spring planting. Overwintered peppers, on the other hand, have already had a lot of time to ...

Overwinter your pepper plants for an early harvest next season. Depending on your region, you can grow them as houseplants or store dormant plants in a cool garage.

When it comes to picking chili peppers, farmer James Weaver can do it without gloves but some of his customers need protection from the capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot and can give ...

Hot peppers add spicy flavor to dishes, taking a recipe from bland to “boy that’s hot!” The amount of capsaicin in a pepper determines the heat level, which is measured by the Scoville scale, a handy ...

The weather took a wintry turn, but the calendar says it’s spring and that means gardening time has returned. You may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer ...

Most people consider peppers (Capsicum annuum) as an easy plant to grow, as long as the soil and sunlight are ideal. This is helpful because, in colder climates, they're annuals that can't survive ...