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 ...

From mild and flavorful to eye-watering spice bombs, this article walks you through the full heat spectrum — so you can ...

Time lapse of growing sweet red bell pepper from seed to harvest over 118 days. The seed was extracted from grocery-bought ...

Growing peppers indoors lets you enjoy fresh, flavourful fruit no matter the season. In this respect, growing peppers ...

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, ...

Companion planting is a term with multiple meanings. Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes. In fruit and vegetable gardens, we select companion plants ...

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 ...

* What it is: You might not even recognize that this is a pepper plant because the fruits are flattened with lobes, more like little red hats than the bell or cone shapes that peppers usually grow ...

Question: My wife planted sweet bell peppers next to very hot habañeros. My neighbor says they will cross pollinate and the bells will be hot. They are still small – should I move them? Answer: Keep ...

Q: My bell pepper plants have been growing well, and have set many fruits that are now almost full-sized. Lately, I’ve noticed that the flowers and tiny newly-set fruits have been dropping off. Can ...

I have two small bell pepper plants in a large pot near my front porch. The plants are from the seeds I harvested from peppers I bought in the grocery store a few months ago. Since I planted the seeds ...