Ready to start harvesting your very own red, green, and yellow beauties? Keep scrolling to learn the when and where of planting these hydrating, vitamin C-rich fruits, and the steps you need to set ...

Red and green bell peppers growing in a garden. - Helen Camacaro/Getty Images Growing Capsicum annuum, like bell, green, or sweet peppers, can be incredibly satisfying, but it's not always the easiest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question: We use a lot of green bell peppers. Should I plant them in containers or in the ground? Answer: Pick any sunny spot to grow peppers in-ground or in containers. When grown in containers, make ...

Growing peppers will add color to your garden and present some of your garden’s biggest flavors. There are many varieties of peppers from sweet and mellow to fiery hot. The “heat” in a pepper is from ...

I've read that phosphorus promotes blossom and fruit production. I use 5-24-24 or 8-8-8 when I prepare beds as recommended by the LSU AgCenter. Here's my question: The fruit production of tomatoes and ...

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 ...