Chili pepper plants benefit from being fertilized throughout the growing season. Providing the right nutrients can reward you with a fantastic yield of fruits, though some growers, especially ...

Vegetable plants can be either heirloom or hybrid. Plant hybridizing is the process of inventing new plants by combining the best qualities of other plants.

New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute will host its annual spring plant sale.

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 chil… ...

Chili peppers thrive in hot and dry conditions. But even they have their limits.

What Makes Hatch Chiles So Special? These symbols of New Mexican cuisine aren’t your average chile peppers. Here’s how to buy and use Hatch chiles while the season is in full swing.

The man behind Pepper X, which won the Guinness World Record for hottest chili pepper, explains why hot peppers are good for business.

In 1999, Susan Lin, a bespectacled plant researcher at the World Vegetable Center, in Taiwan, pulled on a pair of latex gloves and got to work cross-pollinating some chili peppers. She collected ...