Question: Have you ever saved pepper seed to grow the next year? This year we had great success growing sweet red and yellow peppers, good for roasting. I know the varieties I grew are not hybrids.

Q: Does sowing hot and sweet pepper seeds in the same patch affect the heat or sweetness of the peppers? A: Yes... in ensuing generations if you're saving the seed. These two types of peppers can ...

Pepper cultivars vary in both their immature and mature fruit color, but all peppers undergo a color change when their seeds ripen. The seeds of large-fruited peppers are easily extracted simply by ...

“Big Bertha” is a popular sweet pepper to grow in Tucson. Pima County master gardeners include “Cubanella” in their list of recommended sweet peppers to grow. Start seeds indoors and plant outside at ...

Question: I’m interested in growing some unusual peppers this season that I can’t get as transplants at the nursery. I’ll need to start my own seeds. I know peppers can take longer to grow from seed ...

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2015 to be the Year of the Sweet Pepper! Sweet bell peppers are cultivars of Capsicum annuum. Sweet peppers are called sweet because they lack the gene that ...

1. Cut tops from bell peppers and remove seeds. Cut peppers into ¼-inch thick slices and set aside. 2. In a 3 ½-quart, heavy-bottomed pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Pepper season is upon us, and that means the aroma of roasting chiles will be filling the air in the Mile High City. Denver residents love their chiles, ...