In Costa Rica, the chile pepper is very popular with the locals, particularly as an ornamental plant that doubles as a spicy condiment for meals. Chiles are truly native plants of the neotropics that ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he transforms a failing raised garden bed into a thriving home for chili and pepper ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico State University is offering people a chance to learn about chile peppers. The university is now open for self-guided tours at its Chile Pepper Institute Teaching ...

Chili peppers have been cultivated by the Indigenous populations of Central and South America for thousands of years. Today, chili peppers are wildly popular and are grown in home gardens throughout ...

Do you have decorative Halloween or Easter chiles in your home? Or are you growing Big Jim peppers in your backyard? Chile varieties like these can be found at New Mexico State University’s teaching ...

Q: Each year, it seems as though our local garden centers are offering more varieties of chili peppers to choose from. How do you know what to buy? How can you use them or preserve them? A: Hot ...

Shishito peppers bring a sweet rather than spicy taste and this Japanese heirloom variety offers a great alternative to fiery hot chili peppers. If you prefer your chilis milder and want to discover a ...

Today’s column looks at chile heat chemistry. But first, how to classify chile. When eaten, chile is a vegetable, a fruit in horticulture but it can also be a spice. Pigments found in chile are used ...

When Mike Bartolo inherited a bag of chile seeds from his late uncle, a St. Charles Mesa farmer, little did he know he was embarking on a years-long journey that intertwined agriculture with heritage ...