Hot peppers are having a moment. They're at the vanguard of a love for hot food that has swept across the country. A recent survey found 80% of U.S. consumers like hot and spicy foods, and 6 in 10 ...

Chile peppers get their intense pungency from a chemical compound called capsaicin. (Lynn Ketchum) If you've become exasperated trying to make peppers thrive in Oregon's short-lived growing season, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I'm growing a variety of peppers (Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, etc.). I ...

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 ...

The spring vegetable planting season is here and gardening items take center stage at local garden centers. Seeds, transplants, fertilizers and organic amendments are some of the basic necessities.

The good news is that it takes little effort to produce basketloads of these colorful treats. The bad news is there are so many pepper selections available, you need a scorecard to keep up with all ...

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 ...

A man holding pot with red hot chili pepper by sunny window - DimaBerlin/Shutterstock Peppers (Capsicum annuum) are easily one of the most popular veggies to grow at home — and while they can do well ...

Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes will never forget the taste of fresh fruit and vegetables brought straight from his father’s farm field when he was a child in Mexico. In honor of that memory, he established a ...