Posts have been circulating on social media, which claim that it is possible to tell the “gender” of a bell pepper by the number of bumps on the bottom, and that “female” peppers are sweeter than male ...

Q: My bell pepper plants have been growing well, and have set many fruits that are now almost full-sized. Lately, I’ve noticed that the flowers and tiny newly-set fruits have been dropping off. Can ...

Bell peppers are the large, blocky, thick, sweet peppers belonging to the species Capsicum annuum. The three- to four-lobed fruit taper slightly at the bottom and depending on the cultivar are red, ...

Ideally, peppers should be grown in well-drained soils that contain a high level of organic matter, but they can also thrive in moderately fertile soil. Soils low in organic matter can be amended by ...