LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute’s annual spring plant sale is returning this week. This year’s event features a variety of chiles ...

we select companion plants based on their services to neighboring plants. The pepper companion plants featured here play various roles in the garden community, enhancing pepper yields through pest ...

All peppers were cultivated in greenhouses with strictly regulated temperature (25 ± 2°C), humidity (70 ± 5%), and irrigation schedules (uniform drip irrigation), and were planted in March 2024. After ...

Here is how to utilise black pepper for weight loss. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a popular spice derived from dried, unripe berries of the pepper plant. It is known as the ‘king of spices’ due to ...

Seasonal, local produce is fresher, more nutritious, and has a smaller carbon footprint. In Tucson, that means juicy winter citrus, earthy tepary beans, chiltepín peppers, and sweet prickly pear fruit ...

Use them to keep plants warm and help shorten the time to harvest. Plant peppers 18 to 20 inches apart depending on the variety. Check the tag for mature size and recommended spacing.

These abundant growing vegetables (or fruit?) produce at such rapid speeds that planting them too close together is asking for problems, like stunted growth, plant disease, and a smaller harvest. But, ...