Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. cayenne pepper For lovers of spicy food, cayenne peppers are the perfect plant to grow at home. They can be picked and eaten raw ...

The fruit of pepper plants may be sweet, mild, hot or very hot. The degree of heat is related to the amount of capsaicin present. This chemical is concentrated in the pepper pod where the seeds are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Immature habanero peppers growing on a vine - Leke Fowung/Shutterstock If you're an avid gardener, and you like your fall chili ...

You might think December's chill means pausing your gardening plans, but starting hot peppers indoors at Christmas gives them a welcome head start on summer heat. A few extra months under steady light ...

Q: I am a first time gardener. I would like to know when my bell peppers and tomatoes are ready to pick. A: There is nothing better than a tomato ripened on the vine, picked fresh from the garden.

Javier Santelices, owner of Pancho Picante, planted 1,000 pepper plants on a quarter-acre at the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Riverhawk Farm last spring. He is in the process of picking the ...

Do you, like Peter Piper, long for a peck of pickled peppers? Or peppers that have been roasted, made into hot sauces or incorporated into handmade tamales? Or do you just want to crunch into a fresh, ...