To protect the seedlings from insects, wind and cold temperatures, some gardeners set miniature greenhouses, known as hotcaps, over each seedling.
Increasing Pepper Yield in Your Garden
Fruit development is enhanced by increased sunlight. More fruit will set near the top of the plant than within the canopy of leaves.
Transplanting Pepper Seedlings: Hotcaps
To protect the seedlings from insects, wind and cold temperatures, some gardeners set miniature greenhouses, known as hotcaps, over each seedling.
Choosing Chile Pepper Seeds for Gardening
To produce seed that is true to type, individual varieties must be pollinated only by their own pollen.
Pepper Growing Season 101
Having transplanted your chile pepper plants into an actual garden, it’s time to think about the warmer months ahead.
Window Sill Pepper Germinating: Bad Plan
Pepper seedlings do about as well on a window sill as vampires do in direct sunlight. Okay, not that bad but there are hazards.
Fertilizing Peppers Pros and Cons
There is a great divergence of opinion about fertilizing pepper plants.
