How To Grow Capsicum

It's better to leave them inside under the lights if the weather is still cool. I space peppers 12 to 18 inches apart, depending on the variety. Move your mouse over image and links in this article for captions and additional information.

I was happily surprised to find many of his suggestions growing in my own garden and the image showing the cover of the book is just a very few of the armload of varieties that I clipped for the shot.

You do not have to cover the seeds, but if you do, only the thinnest layer of soil is necessary. Use a toothpick to slide one or two seeds on the soil surface of each container. I enjoy them in my Gronomics elevated beds.

They slice into beautiful rings for decorating salads or enhancing jars of mixed pickles.By now, you may be wondering why so many hybrid peppers have made my list of favorites. Reduce the heat, and cover the pan.

Once the flower stalks form, the plant tends to get leggy and they aren't as attractive. The most economical are the un-named six packs that can be picked up for a couple of bucks while gardeners with more specific tastes can choose cultivars with names...

However, they can be started several weeks earlier indoors if you have an area where the containers can languish until they can safely go outdoors. The more sunlight your area has, the more water they will need and they can even do well with several hours...

I've made tea from my rose hips and it was quite nice. According to many sources, Pliny the Elder's (23-79 AD) description of white roses may have very well been albas. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow,...

Even if you have a preference for a specific color,. Here in west KY, we plant zinnias again at the end of July for a great show that will take us through the rest of the summer and on into autumn.

Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners. This little succulent is native to the dry slopes of southern European mountain ranges like the Alps and has been a familiar house-hold plant for over a thousand years.

Daylilies are fun to trade and share among friends and we have a friendly and activein our subscriber area where enthusiasts compare notes and plants in many corners of the world. Originally, yellow, orange and red were the only colors available and the...

If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.

Slow-growing young trees benefit from monthly applications of 20-20-20 or houseplant fertilizer diluted full strength, usually 1 teaspoon in 1 gallon of water, applied instead of regular water from spring through midsummer.

Choosing the right varieties, as well as a little pre-planning, will reap the biggest rewards.Tomatoes are very sensitive to cold and will show damage at any temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Add them to corsages, hair arrangements or leis, which will keep for up to one day.Gently pick the plumeria flowers close to the bottom of the stem where they join the tree so as not to crush the five-pointed petals.Construct leis, hair arrangements or...

Size the barbwire so that is it exactly the shape and dimensions of the bottle's opening. Place the toothpick high enough to stop the barbwire from swinging outward but low enough for the rat to be able to step over it.Put a spoonful of peanut butter...

This mixture makes a sort of glue that holds the sugar in place. Working in batches of five or 10, drop the grapes in the egg mixture, blot them dry to remove the excess egg, then roll them in the sugar.Arrange the sugared grapes on decorative trays and...

Add them 15 to 20 minutes before you serve to retain their texture. The ginger plant's leaves have the same flavor as its roots, but much less pungent. They make a deliciously crisp garnish on savory meals.Fresh ginger root can be too much of a punch...

When you see fuzz start to appear, indicating the spawn is colonizing the media, remove the bag and cover the bucket with a lid or just leave the plastic bag cover over the bucket.Place the bucket in a humid environment at a temperature around 70 degrees...

Lay the "Topsy Turvy" on its side and put the root ball of the tomato plant through the bottom hole per instructions. Some mixes are also available that are specifically prepared for tomatoes and vegetables.

Remove the lid and use a soft paintbrush to remove enough silica gel to enable you to access the rose. Use only healthy, disease-free roses that are nearly at their peak.Remove the leaves from the stem and cut the stem down to 2 or 3 inches.Spread an...

It is best used during the cold weather for sod and winter wheat, and best if applied before it rains. This is how urea is the most useful and used mostly as a fertilizer, in some medications and industrial-made compounds.Urea was first discovered in...

A close second in potato consumption is the French fry. Luther Burbank found a single mutation of a potato in his garden in 1872. If you consider yourself an average American, it is estimated that you consume 29 pounds of French fries per year.

Dry black-eyed peas are a cream-colored bean-like legume with distinctive dark-colored markings. Use plastic bags specifically designed for freezer use if you want to flatten the filled bags to conserve space in your freezer.

Leave at least 3 inches of the vine attached to the squash. The water-bleach mixture will help prevent the squash from rotting.Place the butternut squash in a sunny location in your home.

If you use 1/4-inch tubing, drill the hole with a 3/16-inch drill bit.Feed enough tubing through the cap so to extend two inches into the bottle when the cap is on. It shouldn't be airtight, because excess gases in the bottle may need to escape.Place...

This makes a dry pack for the peaches, which allows for easier removal of a few slices from the bag since the peaches do not freeze together.Freeze the peaches until solid, which will take about two hours.Transfer the frozen peaches to a vacuum sealer...

Most members of this family live only in North America and all these plants thrive in acidic soils. Unlike many fruit-bearing trees growing in the United States, blueberries offer the home gardener a chance to cultivate these delectable berries in small...