Pick a pepper New varieties add color and spice to the garden.(Home & Garden)(The art of gardening)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June, 2007

Byline: Maureen Safarik The Planter's Palette Peppers are undemanding and often attractive plants that require only warm weather, a sunny location, well-drained soil, and an occasional application of fertilizer to yield a bountiful crop. And with so many new varieties and types to choose from, there is a pepper to delight every gardener.

If you want to grow peppers from seed, start them indoors in flats about eight to ten weeks before they are to be transplanted outside. Keep the soil warm, as peppers germinate very slowly in cool soil. Transplant to cell packs or small pots when the seedlings show their first true leaves and grow in a warm, sunny spot or under plant lights. Do not transplant outside until all danger of frost is over and night temperatures...