Peppers

Peppers are one of the more forgiving vegetables to grow once the weather warms up, whether you’re planting sweet bell peppers for salads and stir-fries or hot peppers for salsas and pickling. They love heat and sunshine, and a healthy plant will keep producing right up until frost, giving you peppers to use fresh, freeze, or preserve for winter. The trickiest part is usually getting them started indoors early enough, since peppers need a long growing season to really produce well. Below you’ll find our tips for starting pepper seeds, transplanting, and keeping your plants productive all summer long, plus ideas for using up a big harvest.