Bell peppers are members of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, along with tomatoes and potatoes, and are native to Central and South America. Of all the pepper varieties, bell peppers are among the ...

Do you have a favorite pepper plant that you don’t want to lose to the cold, or do you just want to harvest peppers a little earlier next year? It might have never occurred to you that peppers are ...

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 ...

Companion planting is a term with multiple meanings. Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes. In fruit and vegetable gardens, we select companion plants ...