Growing Bell Peppers at Home

Bell peppers are a popular sweet pepper. They are easy to grow. It only takes eight to ten plants to provide enough peppers for a family. Seeds or Transplants Because most people only grow a few bell pepper plants, it is easier to buy transplants and plant them. The...

Growing Jalapenos At Home

Jalapeno peppers on a plant Jalapeno peppers are a popular vegetable. They are hot and spicy. Jalapenos have a Scoville rating of 2,500-8,000 units, while a bell pepper has a rating of zero and a Bhut Jolokia pepper from Asia hits 1,001,304 Scoville Units....

What makes a hot pepper hot?

Ghost Pepper We all know that some peppers are hotter than others.  Bell peppers and banana peppers are called sweet peppers.  Jalapenos and various other peppers are called hot peppers.  The compound that makes peppers hot is capsaicin.  The amount of capsaicin in...

Growing Peppers

Growing peppers is easy if you pick the peppers that are adapted to your area and follow a few simple steps.  First, you have to decide if you want hot peppers or sweet peppers.  Many people grow some of each.  Care must be taken to separate the plants enough to avoid...