It’s easy to grow your own peppers. Just follow these six simple steps for best results.

Not all peppers are strong enough to hold themselves upright. Here’s what to do when they need help.

Instead of blindly tasting a pepper to determine how hot it is (ouch!), allow us to introduce you to the Scoville scale.

Serve these as a simple, delicious side dish, or as a savory addition to pasta, tapenades, or spreads.

If you like guacamole, you’ll love this mouthwatering dip with chips or on tacos – or right out of the bowl!

This fresh, flavorful mix of garden veggies can be served warm over polenta or cold over mixed greens.

Spicy, smoky, and so fresh! Chips and dipping veggies won’t stand a chance once you’ve had a taste.

Serve this warm relish with toasted sourdough rounds or atop grilled chicken or fish for a real palate pleaser.

Recaito, a mixture of culantro, cilantro, onion, garlic, and pepper, is a staple ingredient in many Latin dishes.

This plan includes both sweet and hot peppers, with plenty of options for customizing it to suit your tastes.

Designed for pickle lovers, this garden has ingredients for pickled sweet peppers, hot peppers, and cucumbers.

Make your own salsa using fresh ingredients from this Latin-inspired planting plan. Sweet and spicy!

These vegetables go great on the grill, either for a side dish or as the main event. Just the thing for skewers!

Plants bearing small fruits with really big flavor make this a fun, prolific garden for kids of all ages.

Instead of dialing for delivery, make your own pizza using fresh ingredients from this compact plan.

This one small area can yield a surprisingly bountiful harvest of delicious herbs and summer veggies.

This yummy mix of herbs, veggies, and flowers will entice kids to work – and play! – in the garden.