There is no rush to get peppers into the garden, and they can wait until May or even June. Peppers can handle our summertime heat and actually grow faster with warmer weather. Just like other warm ...

The flowers also attract beneficial insects like ladybugs that in turn eat aphids and other pests that would otherwise destroy your pepper plants. Marigolds also “help deter a variety of pests ...

In addition, some gardeners have found that coffee grounds are good for repelling certain pests that might be attracted to ...

As for diseases, the best strategy is to start with disease-resistant cultivars. “Buy ‘fisherman roses,’” Pscheidt said. “The types that you can plant and then go fishing. Breeders are always coming ...

The pepper companion plants featured here play various roles in the garden community, enhancing pepper yields through pest ...