The calendar and some key visual cues can help you decide when to harvest jalapeños for your preferred level of heat. Some crops need to be picked when they’re perfectly ripe, but growers have a bit ...

Eating crispy, colorful peppers from your backyard garden is one of the highlights of summer! But figuring out how to know when to pick bell peppers can be tricky. How long do they take to grow? What ...

For lovers of spicy food, cayenne peppers are the perfect plant to grow at home. They can be picked and eaten raw or dried, or cooked into a hot sauce. Most important? Ensuring they're ripe before ...

Whether sweet, mild or hot, peppers bring flavor to many dishes. For me, the hotter the better. If I am not sweating, the pepper is not fiery enough. Peppers are easy to grow in the garden or a patio ...

Jalapeños are among the most popular peppers, especially in U.S. gardens and kitchens and extensively throughout Mexico, the country of its namesake city, Xalapa. The versatile pepper has just enough ...

Jalapeños are being harvested now in Yuba County. The video above shows how they are picked. The majority of the nation’s commercial jalapeño supply is grown in New Mexico, Texas, and California, ...