The serrano pepper is a very popular chili in Mexican cuisine, second only to jalapenos. It offers a little more spice than the jalapeno, measuring 10,000 to 25,000 Scoville heat units, without being ...

Chillies and peppers need potting on regularly to keep them growing strongly and prevent the plants from flowering too early, before they’ve established a strong framework of stems and leaves. Cold ...

Here is a list of eight easy seeds to save and plant next season. They include tomatoes, peppers, beans, lettuce, peas, ...

There are two kinds of gardeners. First we have the laissez-faire growers who prize plants that thrive when ignored. These are succulent people, well-adjusted and simple. Then there are the gardeners ...

Companion planting is a common practice, especially in edible gardening, but this pairing of vegetables with mismatched ...

Recently, I was cleaning up my email inbox from a busy summer and ran across an article from the National Garden Bureau I had ...

Well, it is that time of the year already. Bagelfest time! It certainly is hot enough for it. Usually it is storming - but not so far this year. We just seem to go to extremes when it comes to the ...

“If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?” One peck is the correct answer, which is a quarter of a bushel or approximately 12 pounds and that ...

GOING TO SEED: Seeds from winter squash can be saved and planted in future gardens. But there are a few considerations to keep in mind. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance Rains and cooler weather have ...