Peppers

When a pepper's bottom rots, it can be frustrating to a gardener. When bottom rot occurs, it is typically caused by pepper blossom end rot. Blossom end rot on peppers is fixable though, and this article can help.

By Heather Rhoades

Even the most heat seeking plant can get too much of a good thing. Pepper sunscald is common when the plants are forming fruit in the late summer heat. Find tips for preventing sunscald on pepper fruit here.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Chili peppers are synonymous with mouth burning sensory heat. It is hard to imagine chilies not getting hot unless you are a culinary professional. Read here to learn why your chili peppers may be too mild.

By Bonnie L. Grant

For many gardeners, how to grow red peppers is a mystery. So what does it take to grow a red pepper? How hard is growing red bell peppers? Read this article to find out more about growing red peppers.

By Heather Rhoades

Growing peppers? You'll be glad to know that there are many pepper plant companions that can benefit your peppers. Find out about pepper companion planting and plants that like to grow with peppers in this article. Click here.

By Amy Grant

Like most gardeners, when you’re planning your vegetable garden, you’ll probably want to include bell peppers. Brush up on some bell pepper info in this article to learn all about growing these vegetables. A little knowledge about pepper plant care will go a long way.

By Ellen Wells

Peppers are extremely fun to grow and there are dizzying arrays to choose from with a variety of colors and flavors. Because of this variety, it is sometimes difficult to know when to begin harvesting the peppers. This article can help.

By Amy Grant

Growing chili pepper plants is similar to growing bell peppers. This spicy member of the pepper family has gained worldwide popularity for the pungent sensations it infuses into the foods we love to eat. Learn how to grow them in your garden here.

By Laura Miller

Generally, my plants set a couple of fruit at best, or no fruit at all on the pepper plants. That led me to do a little research on why a pepper plant won?t produce. Find out the reasons and what can be done in this article.

By Amy Grant

Mosaic is a viral disease that affects quality and reduces yield in a wide variety of plants, including sweet and hot peppers. Once infection occurs, there are no cures. Even fungicides are of no use against pepper mosaic virus. Learn about mosaic virus on pepper plants here.

By Mary H. Dyer

Although pepper plants are usually considered to be fairly sturdy plants, they have been known to break on occasion from the weight of developing fruit. Read here for the best way to stake peppers.

By Nikki Tilley

You've likely seen or heard the claim floating around social media that one can tell the gender of a pepper, or which has more seeds, by the number of lobes or bumps, along the bottom of the fruit. Find out if it's true in this article.

By Nikki Tilley

In years past, I was never able to get any fruit set on pepper plants. Maybe I should have tried hand pollinating my peppers. Read this article for information on how to hand pollinate a pepper plant should fruit set be an issue for you.

By Amy Grant

Are you interested in raising your own Szechuan pepper? Growing this sturdy plant isn’t difficult for gardeners in USDA plant hardiness zones 6 through 9. Click on the following article and learn how to grow Szechuan peppers in your landscape.

By Mary H. Dyer

There are few things more jarring than a bitter bell pepper in a favorite dish. What causes bitter peppers? The reasons may be cultural, varietal or simply the result of an impatient gardener. Click this article to learn why peppers in the garden taste bitter.

By Bonnie L. Grant