Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few years ago, I planted pepper seeds for the first time to make my own paprika. This small start sent me on a journey from my ...

Start pepper seeds indoors six to eight weeks before your last frost date. Transplant outdoors once nighttime temperatures stay above 55°F. Keep seedlings at 70–75°F and harden them off gradually ...

You don’t have to start your peppers from seed every spring. Peppers are frost-tender perennials, and a healthy plant can survive the winter indoors and start growing again when the days get longer.

For the best seed-saving results, let peppers reach their mature color before collecting the seeds. Dry seeds thoroughly, label the variety, and store them somewhere cool and dry for next spring.

Bell peppers are one of the most popular vegetables to grow. Unlike their small, spicy relatives, bell peppers lack the high amount of capsaicin that makes chilli peppers eye-wateringly hot. Whether ...

There are a few things that are essential in our garden, with tomatoes coming first and cucumbers second. Slicers are most important and then dill pickle-size. We also grow sweet peppers and onions ...

In late January, I started plants for the spring garden, and I also started a lot of plants for the Linden Community Garden Club’s annual plant sale. Two years ago, I had a major problem when the ...

For many vegetable gardeners, this is perhaps the best season of the year—seed catalog season! Since the first week of January, colorful seed catalogs have begun to appear in my mailbox just as links ...

A few years ago, I planted pepper seeds for the first time to make my own paprika. This small start sent me on a journey from my bathroom window to a small growing tent in my closet and eventually to ...