Growing peppers indoors is a bit more complicated than growing peppers in a vegetable garden, but it is doable. Pepper plants are native to Central and South America and thrive in hot, sunny, and ...

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 ...

With a heavy heart, you've put your garden to bed for the season. The last of your produce is frozen and canned for later, but you're already missing the vibrant green leaves. But while spring may be ...

If you want to plant vegetables but have limited outdoor space, a container garden is a great way to add freshly-picked produce to your meals. Container garden vegetables can be grown in standing or ...

Q. I have a couple of questions regarding growing veggies in pots. I live in an apartment. I have done this for several years, but this year things did not go well. I grew cucumber for the first time, ...

Strawberries are a perfect plant for containers, especially hanging containers. They look gorgeous with the fruit drooping over the edges of a planter—and being up in the air makes them easy to ...

This story is part of a package about growing food in containers. Learn how to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs in a contained space. You don’t need land to be a farmer. With the right kind of sun, ...

Two of the hottest trends in gardening are containers and cultivating fresh food, and many savvy families are beginning to combine the two. They're growing their vegetables in pots. Improvements in ...

Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes will never forget the taste of fresh fruit and vegetables brought straight from his father’s farm field when he was a child in Mexico. In honor of that memory, he established a ...

Sweet, mild or hot? Plant your peppers now. Question: I have seen many pepper plants for sale in nurseries and big box stores since March. Is it too late to add a few pepper plants to my garden? Or ...

Come summer, gardeners will feel the heat, and not just in degrees, but also in Scoville units. Even though it’s February, it’s a good time to either begin pepper seeds or start planning which ...

Q. I have a couple of questions regarding growing veggies in pots. I live in an apartment. I have done this for several years, but this year things did not go well. I grew cucumber for the first time, ...