Presenting our trivia question of the day: Are peppers fruit, or are they a type of vegetable? If you said, “Both!”, congratulations—you win this round. If you’re just plain confused, allow us to ...

Bell peppers are the large, blocky, thick, sweet peppers belonging to the species Capsicum annuum. The three- to four-lobed fruit taper slightly at the bottom and depending on the cultivar are red, ...

There are times when a vegetable plant offers a big surprise. So happened last summer with a new sweet pepper named Flavorburst from Park Seeds. Seeds were sowed on March 15 and grown in my light ...

This time of year you'll find a glorious profusion of peppers at farmers markets — plump, sweet bell peppers; tiny, fiery chile peppers; and assorted oblong peppers, with flavors that fall somewhere ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am interested in growing hot peppers so this year I purchased vegetable grow bags with handles, planted various types of hot peppers and placed the grow bags on my parent’s ...