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 ...

Earlier harvests. Peppers grown from seeds or transplants usually take at least a few months to fruit after spring planting.

Growing peppers indoors is a bit more complicated than growing peppers in a vegetable garden, but it is doable. Pepper plants are native to Central and South America and thrive in hot, sunny, and ...

Peppers are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in Kansas gardens, and there is a variety for just about every taste. Peppers are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in Kansas gardens, and there ...

Peppers add a tantalizing jolt of flavor to your cooking. While it’s getting easier to find a variety of fresh and dried peppers at the grocery store, it’s much more fun and economical to grow your ...

The bell pepper market class under which the peppers are sold in the U.S. only includes a species known as Capsicum annuum. The coloring of some C. annuum varieties may be influenced by their maturity ...

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 ...

Bell peppers are in abundance at farmers markets and home gardens and bring color, texture and flavor to any meal. Although you may use bell peppers frequently, do you know where they originated or ...

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 ...

An Upstate grower has the largest variety of peppers in the state, and some of them are available at Greenville’s Saturday Market.David Gilbert, at Lanherne Farm on Locust Hill Road in Taylors, said ...