Myers expects that next year the varieties will be available at farmers markets ... At that event, Myers was paired with ...

Pepper plants are native to Central and South America and thrive in hot, sunny, and humid environments. To keep pepper plants ...

chinense) can be sweet or hot, tiny or a foot long, and range in color from green, yellow, orange, red and purple, to brown. Sweet peppers include banana, bell, cherry and pimiento types. Hot peppers ...

Cross-pollination can also cause mild peppers that lack the heat that you seek. Growing different types of hot and sweet peppers too close together can cause cross-pollination that will affect the ...

Jim Myers works in vegetable breeding and genetics at OSU. On a recent visit to the experimental farm where the peppers were ...

That’s when Oregon State University vegetable breeder Jim Myers says two new varieties of habanero peppers he’s developed should be up for grabs at farmers markets and for those looking to spice up — ...

Two pepper types that are especially subject to such ... although certain harvests do get just as hot as banana peppers. To further the milder flavor, they offer some sweet notes, cementing ...

Yellow and orange pepper varieties bring sweeter notes to salads ... The flesh of peppers is juicy and robust enough to withstand fiery hot coals. Griddle the pepper halves, then drizzle with ...