Question: I’m interested in growing some unusual peppers this season that I can’t get as transplants at the nursery. I’ll need to start my own seeds. I know peppers can take longer to grow from seed ...

Grow black pepper at home this winter. This tropical spice thrives with simple care. Plant between November and February for ...

Question: Every year I try and grow peppers, both sweet and hot. And most years, I hardly get any. Is our climate too cool? We often have evenings that drop into the 50s at our house. Do you have any ...

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 will add color to your garden and present some of your garden’s biggest flavors. There are many varieties of peppers from sweet and mellow to fiery hot. The “heat” in a pepper is from ...

A pepper must have been fully ripe for the seeds to be viable. That is it should have been red, bright yellow or orange. If it was green, the seeds were immature and will not viable. (The ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I'm growing a variety of peppers (Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, etc.). I ...

Starting seeds indoors before spring gives you a head start on the growing season and increases your chances of a healthy, ...

I kindly propose you consider the sweet end of the pepper family, in which flavor and body take precedence over burn. When most people think of growing peppers, they become devilish fiends for heat, ...