Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Immature habanero peppers growing on a vine - Leke Fowung/Shutterstock If you're an avid gardener, and you like your fall chili ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bred and perfected over the course of two decades, two new pepper varieties, sans heat, will soon be ...

Chile peppers get their intense pungency from a chemical compound called capsaicin. (Lynn Ketchum) If you've become exasperated trying to make peppers thrive in Oregon's short-lived growing season, ...

Standing in a friend’s garden, I was assured that the small, red pepper in my hand would be safe to eat. “Take a bite!” she said. “I swear it’s not hot.” The pepper in question looked and smelled ...

It all started so innocently at the beginning of the summer. While I was eating dinner in Brooklyn, I shared with some good friends how my little backyard container garden was doing. “I’m afraid my ...

If you like the sort of spicy heat that a habanero pepper brings to your meal -- but don’t want to get your tongue burned off -- a new variety developed by Rutgers University could become your ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bred and perfected over the course of two decades, two new pepper varieties, sans heat, will soon be available to grow. “Notta Hotta” and “Mild Thing” are habanero peppers ...