Essential in Indian kitchens, capsicum—also known as bell peppers in some regions of the world—is found in it. It is flexible for everything from stir-fries to curries since it gives different meals ...

If you have visions of vegetables growing in tidy rows, laden with a harvest of healthy food for your table, having limited garden space can be a heartbreaker. But you don't need to squash your dreams ...

Companion planting—the practice of growing compatible plants near each other—can benefit the pepper plants in your garden in several ways. Some drive off destructive pests, attract beneficial insects ...

Peppers add a tantalizing jolt of flavor to your cooking. While it’s getting easier to find a variety of fresh and dried peppers at the grocery store, it’s much more fun and economical to grow your ...

The first half of the weekend was gorgeous. I hope you got to get outside to at least ponder what you’re going to grow and where you’re going to grow it. This week, we really need to get our seeds ...

Commonly known as pilipili hoho in Kenya, capsicum is a favourite spice in most Kenyan meals. Other people will refer to it as bell pepper, sweet pepper or just pepper. Peppers are native to Mexico, ...

Years ago on a trip to Frankie’s Nursery on Oahu, I was charmed by their black pepper plants. I recently acquired one and am reviewing information on best practices to be able to harvest my own ...

Raphael Ngari first grew capsicum in a greenhouse in 2011 on a trial basis. The returns he says, were so impressive he was challenged to take a bigger risk with the exotic crop. Ngari who has three ...

In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto our plates. By Veronique Greenwood Peppers are cosmopolitan, a vegetable that ...

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a perennial vine native to the hot, humid lowlands of southern India. With our similar tropical climate, this popular and valuable spice can also grow well here.