http://www.homegrown-peppers.com Taste What Fresh Really Means! Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:37:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:02:49 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=217 So what’s new with the peppers in the garden?  We’ve had a cold winter here in South Florida, which has affected the peppers (sweet and chile).  However, the days are warming, and hopefully we won’t have any more nights in the 30′s! So what’s with the peppers in the garden — and what about another [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:08:28 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=206 It’s been just over a week since I planted my latest batch of pepper seeds, both hot and sweet. So what’s sprouting already? And the Winner Is… Corno di Toro, a sweet pepper, was first out of the gate at 5 days. However, of the two seeds I’ve planted, only one has shown up yet. [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:06:44 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=197 Germinating hot pepper seeds is a little different from germinating sweet peppers, at least in my experience.  And the more exotic the pepper, the more particular they may be about sprouting. Here are some tips for growing hot chile peppers from seeds. Peppers Like it Hot! While you can coax sweet and bell peppers to [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/feed/ 4 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/how-long-do-pepper-plants-live/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/how-long-do-pepper-plants-live/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:45:14 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=184 How long do pepper plants live, anyway?  Are they annuals, perennials or somewhere in between?  Can you grow them indoors in the winter?  Let’s take a look at the life of a pepper plant. Pepper Types (Species) There are five main species of peppers: Capsicum annuum:  Includes bell, sweet and many standard chile peppers like [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/how-long-do-pepper-plants-live/feed/ 11 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:03:33 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=176 Pepper plants and seeds are fun to work with (as you probably already know).  So today is an update on the peppers and chiles that I have on deck — plants and seeds. Bell Pepper, Yellow This is a plant that I bought, with hopes of getting some more bells.  As you’ll remember in some [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/pepper-seed-varieties/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/pepper-seed-varieties/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:06:35 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=116 I love peppers, so I am always on the lookout for new pepper seed sources.  Sometimes I like hot (chile) peppers, other times I want the sweeter (bell, banana) peppers for my palate. So was I ever surprised when I found some neat pepper seeds where I didn’t expect them — ebay! Chile Pepper Seeds [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/pepper-seed-varieties/feed/ 0