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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re looking to add a little spice to your life, the Cal Poly Pomona Farm store is the place to visit. The store’s “Pepperzania Sale” featuring more than 160 varieties of pepper plants, including ...