In the hottest summer months, sweet and hot peppers need a little extra care. Follow these guidelines to keep your peppers ...

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Good care early in the growing season will produce the leafy growth that fuels good fruit growth and a nice harvest later in the season. There are hundreds of pepper varieties to choose from, and most ...

The researchers planted some peppers alone in pots, and others about four inches away from a second plant. Photo by Ciro Cabal, Princeton University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology When ...

In temperate zone locations like ours where it freezes in winter, pepper plants are grown outdoors as an annual crop. That means we grow them for one season and harvest the fruit as well as the seeds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peppers are one of the simplest summer veggies to grow at home. Since these warm-season vegetables are fast-growing, versatile, ...