• Assorted peppers for some homemade salsa
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    How Hot Are Your Peppers?

    Peppers are a favorite in most gardens behind tomatoes and herbs.  They are often grown in container gardens and they do well. Peppers are a warm season favorite however, they require higher temperatures, grow more slowly and are smaller in size compared to a tomato plant. They require full sun and they need to spaced 12-18 inches apart. Peppers are a thirsty plant and need plenty of water. The soil must drain well so the roots do not get saturated which can water logs the roots. A little history about the spiciness/heat of pepper began in the 1900’s.  The Scoville scale of heat is a measurement of the spiciness/heat of…

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