To produce seed that is true to type, individual varieties must be pollinated only by their own pollen.
Bell Pepper 101
The bell pepper is a pod type of the annuum species.
How Did Chile Peppers get to New Mexico?
According to many accounts, chile peppers were introduced into what is now the U.S. by Capitan General Juan de Oñate, the founder of Santa Fe, in 1598.
Sweet Pepper Consommé
This vegetarian consommé can be substituted for vegetable stock in any recipe. The flavor of peppers dominates this powerful, spiced up broth. It is an elegant example of a first course soup that can precede any entree. Sweet Pepper Consommé Print Recipe Heat Scale: Mild Coursesoup Servings 4 1/2 quarts Servings 4 1/2 quarts Sweet Pepper Consommé Print Recipe Heat …
Hungarian Wax Pepper 101
Hungarian Wax Peppers aren’t exactly setting the chilehead world a-flame but maybe that’s due to unfortunate naming. You can cook with them and they don’t taste like something from a candle store.
Sunset Ramps Up its Pepper Category with New Offerings
Sunset is adding a new firecracker to its chile pepper arsenal in 2021. Yowzers!, their red chile pepper offering, hits shelves early next year.
How to Cross-breed Peppers Yourself
Pepper breeders make controlled crosses between plants in order to combine genes of interest, and with a little practice you too can make your own crosses.
