Q: What kind of tree has these giant thorns (see picture)? One person told me locust and another said that’s not it. Can one trim them off with a chainsaw? A: This tree trunk is a honey locust ...

Dr. Natalie Bumgarner plants peppers, and Dr. Frank Hale discusses wood-boring insects. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Residential and Consumer Horticulture ...

The bell pepper market class under which the peppers are sold in the U.S. only includes a species known as Capsicum annuum. The coloring of some C. annuum varieties may be influenced by their maturity ...

Bell peppers are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber. They also possess antioxidant properties, which may help to protect against diseases such as cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. If you like red and orange, plant a Mexican cigar plant (Cipher ignea var. David Verity). I have one that is six feet tall by six feet wide and, ...