Why Grow Peppers In Your Garden

Apr 6th, 2009 by tommy

The pepper comes in many shapes and sizes. When you decide to grow peppers, you will not only be faced with decisions based on fruit (yes, I said fruit) type, you will also need to decide on plant size.

When you grow peppers in your garden the size of pepper plant you choose will not be that important. After all, your main goal is the harvest.

I love to grow peppers of the spicy variety. Jalapeno peppers not only feed my desire to needlessly burn my tongue, they also grow on very attractive plants. My family even plants some of these in our ornamental beds. Many other types of peppers exist that have been bred to fit just that function – provide ornamental value.

If you grow peppers in your home garden you’ll no doubt also be drawn to the bell and sweet pepper varieties. Most bell pepper plants have larger leaves than those of their hotter relatives. These droopy and often less dense plants don’t have a lot of ornamental worth. However, when you grow peppers of the bell shape you will find a crisp combination of color and sweetness. Remember, most sweet bell peppers grow as green and then turn color and gain flavor as they mature.

So, why grow peppers in your garden? Perhaps the question should be “why not.” Unless you simply don’t have a taste for or the desire to grow peppers, you’ll find the benefits are numerous with this versatile crop.