Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red and green bell peppers growing in a garden. - Helen Camacaro/Getty Images Growing Capsicum annuum, like bell, green, or sweet ...

Late summer and early fall are the hottest months of the year in Southern California. The extreme heat (often over 100 degrees) is tough to garden in, but good for both bell and hot peppers. Every ...

Manage pests the natural way and enhance yields by planting these crops with your pepper plants.

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 ...

A question for Dan Gill: I planted yellow, red and green bell peppers. The green are making out well. The red and yellow flower and make very small peppers, but the stems turn yellow, and they fall ...

Ideally, peppers should be grown in well-drained soils that contain a high level of organic matter, but they can also thrive in moderately fertile soil. Soils low in organic matter can be amended by ...

Peppers are packed with vitamins, antioxidants, flavor, and, depending on the variety, heat. But they can be difficult to ...

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 ...

Experienced gardeners are dismayed at people on social media extolling bell peppers as the only sweet peppers. Those people apparently don’t know about the many tapered and wedge-shaped sweet peppers ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Our love of peppers continues, and the breeders and hybridizers are right with us. This summer, I’ve trialed several peppers, from those dubbed ...

Growing Capsicum annuum, like bell, green, or sweet peppers, can be incredibly satisfying, but it's not always the easiest task. These plants thrive with steady warmth, plenty of sunlight, and rich, ...