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 ...

Banana peppers are the mild, tangy, medium sized peppers which can be grown in your backyard. To make the most of their flavor, you need to know when to harvest them. Banana peppers, a type of chili ...

Eating crispy, colorful peppers from your backyard garden is one of the highlights of summer! But figuring out how to know when to pick bell peppers can be tricky. How long do they take to grow? What ...

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 ...

The calendar and some key visual cues can help you decide when to harvest jalapeños for your preferred level of heat. Some crops need to be picked when they’re perfectly ripe, but growers have a bit ...

From cool bell peppers to spicy jalapeños, peppers are a delight to grow and have a wide range of culinary uses. Peppers require a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures in order to thrive, but that ...