We have all been there—you ate too much of a chili pepper, accidentally or on purpose, and you are now having a five-alarm meltdown in your mouth. You start frantically looking around for anything to douse the inferno in your mouth, but you’re not quite sure what to reach for. Chili peppers are notorious for …

Chances are if you’ve ever eaten a really hot sauce, you’ve probably encountered habanero pepper as an ingredient. These popular peppers are used the world over to add both fruity flavors and blasts of fiery heat to many different sauces and dishes. A Habanero is a hot chili pepper that is closely related to the …

Jalapeño, Serrano, Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, Ghost! If you love spicy food, then you are likely a big fan of chili peppers. Chili peppers are versatile and can enhance the flavor of many dishes, and homegrown peppers are even more delicious because they are grown with your own hands. Before planting chili peppers in your garden, …

Pepper plants can be a great addition to your home garden and are generally pretty easy to grow and take care of. If you decide to be a bit adventurous, and grow pepper plants beyond the bell pepper variety, then you might be presented with some unique challenges and situations. The process can be riddled …

Hot peppers have been a component of human culture and cuisine for thousands of years. Peppers are native to the Americas, and traces of the food have been found in prehistoric remains. Interestingly, the hotness is not a flavor but instead inflicts pain in a way that people find enjoyable and stimulating, hence the popularity …

Sometimes when in the kitchen hoping to flavor up one of your meals, you’ll find yourself reaching for a spice that might’ve been in your cupboard for years. Hesitation would naturally sink in, as you wonder how old those spices are. You’d be hard-pressed to gauge whether your food will suffer from being seasoned with …

When someone thinks of Jalapeño peppers, their first thought is heat. But there is so much more to the Jalapeño pepper that is quite fascinating. Whether you’re thinking about tossing them into a recipe or growing them in your garden, you need to know the facts behind this popular, delicious, and spicy pepper. Jalapeño peppers …

The Ghost pepper is one of the world’s hottest peppers and has gained popularity thanks to its incredible heat and unique flavor. Due to the pepper’s popularity, many want to learn more about it and we hope this comprehensive guide will answer many questions about this uniquely hot pepper. Ghost peppers are incredibly hot, topping …

Seasonings can be confusing. When you go to the store, in the hopes of picking up something to add some flavor to your cooking and are met with several orangish-redish looking spices, it can be overwhelming and difficult to know what to choose. It’s fun to experiment with dozens of different spices, but if you …

All plants, pepper plants included, have a particular type of soil they thrive in and that will help them be productive. You can’t just go to the store and pick up a random bag of gardening soil for your pepper plants if you want a bountiful harvest. If you want a plentiful amount of peppers, …