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 ...

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Dear Master Gardener: My husband likes very hot peppers and would like us to grow some this year in our vegetable garden. Please tell us about growing hot peppers. Answer: All peppers, whether bell, ...

Peppers (Capsicum annuum) make a popular addition to home gardens due to being easy to grow and offering a wide variety of sweet and spicy peppers for your garden. Sweet peppers add crunch and mild ...

Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris loves hot peppers and wants to dispel a popular myth about growing them in the Pacific Northwest. “A lot of people say you can't grow hot peppers because we don't give ...

Peppers are a staple in many Ohio vegetable gardens, perhaps because of the variety of shapes, sizes,colors, tastes and level of hotness available to gardeners! Peppers have increased in culinary ...

The National Garden Bureau named 2026 the Year of the Hot Pepper. This guide highlights varieties to try, from super-hot ones ...

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 ...

Don't worry if the rest of your family does not appreciate the spicy heat that your favorite hot peppers add to entrees, beverages and desserts. Proper pepper selection, care and preparation can help ...

Here are the winners for 2026. Year of the Ficus. Ficusses are quite common houseplants. The edible fig is also part of the ...

Last week, someone asked if I could find a source for ginseng roots or seeds. They didn’t ask if the plants are hardy anywhere in Alaska and, frankly, I am not sure they will make it as our winters ...

The fire in Louisiana cooking is provided primarily by the use of hot peppers or products made from them like red pepper and hot sauce. A backyard garden wouldn’t be complete without a few pepper ...