Once the danger of frost has passed in the spring and temperatures are reliably above 50°F, you can harden your plant off by ...

When pepper plant leaves turn yellow it's called chlorosis. The leaves aren't able to efficiently make chlorophyll - the substance that keeps them a uniform green color. The purpose of leaves is to ...

We must take tender care of each other and our country, just as I have been doing with my precious bell peppers.

One of the pains of gardening is that with annual vegetables, you have to start over each year. Sure, you move forward with the accumulated knowledge of gardening years past, but you still have to ...

In temperate zone locations like ours where it freezes in winter, pepper plants are grown outdoors as an annual crop. That means we grow them for one season and harvest the fruit as well as the seeds.

You should limit your temptation for complete control of water weeds this late in the year. In a few weeks, temperatures will be too low for healthy weed growth and the problem will disappear on its ...

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 ...

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 ...