Another reason for chili plants to hold back on the heat: Capsaicin is a gut irritant that can speed up digestion. If a bird ...

An undergraduate student at Kenyatta University has successfully treated diabetic mice with a herbal extract from wild pepper. The development is crucial because it provides scientific evidence of the ...

For best results, individual pepper plants should be kept in pots or grow bags that are at least 12 inches in diameter, although larger pots are even better. Ensure the growing containers have plenty ...

Peppers add a tantalizing jolt of flavor to your cooking. While it’s getting easier to find a variety of fresh and dried peppers at the grocery store, it’s much more fun and economical to grow your ...

Companion planting is a term with multiple meanings. Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes. In fruit and vegetable gardens, we select companion plants ...

One of the pains of gardening is that with annual vegetables, you have to start over each year. Sure, you move forward with the accumulated knowledge of gardening years past, but you still have to ...

Peppers are one of the best vegetables to grow. They are expensive to buy, even when in season; they don’t take up a lot of garden space; and although there are a limited number of peppers available ...