Whether you’re an expert gardener or growing your very first crop, a greenhouse offers endless opportunities to grow plants ...

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.

Planting the first vegetables, flowers, or shrubs of spring marks a new year of gardening, but growing plants in a greenhouse can mean that season never has to end. Whether heated or unheated, a ...

The easiest way to grow cayenne peppers is to start them from seed indoors about six to 10 weeks before the last frost date in your area, says Lindsey Chastain, gardener and founder of Waddle and ...

For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this time of year is a challenge. Browse the produce shelves in middle America — or any place where snow falls in winter — and you'll find carrots from ...

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

EAST CHICAGO — Wednesdays are for potting plants, tomatoes and peppers, to be precise. Vilma Cavazos lives across the street from the enormous greenhouse at Washington Park in East Chicago. Cavazos, a ...

The snow outside may be white, but North Dakota's future is looking green. On Wednesday, people from all over North Dakota ...

Greenhouses could make local fruits and vegetables more available year-round, but they're energy intense. In the Midwest, some growers tap into... For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this ...

Generally, locally grown fruits and vegetables have a lower carbon footprint because they travel a shorter distance to consumers. But for produce grown in a greenhouse heated with fossil fuels, that ...