The serrano pepper is a very popular chili in Mexican cuisine, second only to jalapenos. It offers a little more spice than the jalapeno, measuring 10,000 to 25,000 Scoville heat units, without being ...

From mild and flavorful to eye-watering spice bombs, this article walks you through the full heat spectrum — so you can ...

Question: I’m interested in growing some unusual peppers this season that I can’t get as transplants at the nursery. I’ll need to start my own seeds. I know peppers can take longer to grow from seed ...

Grow black pepper at home this winter. This tropical spice thrives with simple care. Plant between November and February for best results. Use a good soil mix and provide gentle morning sunlight.

Overwintering pepper plants indoors helps them survive winter and provides head start on spring harvest. Move plants to pots before frost, prune them, clean for pests, and keep them in a cool, dim ...

One of my first trips with my wife and my daughter was to Sharon, Pennsylvania. We sat on a patio, and we had to do something we had never done before. I told the waitress yes, I would like very much ...

Growing peppers in your garden is rather easy, says Contra Costa Master Gardener Bonnie Dwyer, but you have to remember that the peppers can be both temperamental and finicky. The dividends, however, ...

I have two small bell pepper plants in a large pot near my front porch. The plants are from the seeds I harvested from peppers I bought in the grocery store a few months ago. Since I planted the seeds ...