Pepper plants are grown as annuals since they don’t survive the cold in many areas. They’re actually perennials, but they can’t handle freezing temperatures. Instead of tossing them out with your ...

Sweet, mild or hot? Plant your peppers now. Question: I have seen many pepper plants for sale in nurseries and big box stores since March. Is it too late to add a few pepper plants to my garden? Or ...

Both gardeners and plants work hard in summer. For plants, growing foliage, developing buds, opening flowers, and forming and ripening fruits take a lot of energy. They need a helping hand, and you ...

These seemed to pop out of the ground overnight. Just a stalk and then, boom, a flower. Is it a lily? Naked ladies are having a banner year. More demurely known as resurrection lilies or magic lilies, ...

I’m married to a Cajun, so many meals start out with chopped and sautéed onion and bell pepper. I also love to eat fresh banana peppers with every summertime meal. Except for a few purple ones, most ...

Banana peppers are a tasty addition to every meal. I love to cook with bell peppers and eat fresh banana peppers with every summertime meal. Except for a few purple ones, most peppers begin their ...

Warm climates need fertilizer every one to two weeks; cooler zones may only need it once per season. Start with nitrogen-rich fertilizer at transplanting, then switch to phosphorus-rich for better ...