Ripe habaneros come in orange, red, brown, and sometimes yellow. Harvest only when fully ripe for maximum flavor and heat. Start seeds indoors early or buy seedlings since they need long growing times ...

Late summer and early fall are the hottest months of the year in Southern California. The extreme heat (often over 100 degrees) is tough to garden in, but good for both bell and hot peppers. Every ...

Looking to spice up your life? These dark chocolate habanero brownies could be the answer. Until recently, I hadn't considered adding habanero peppers to desserts. That changed during a trip to Trader ...

Habanero peppers typically register between 100,000 to 350,000 on the Scoville scale, but Mild Thing, shown here, and Notta Hotta will rank around 500 to 1,000, similar to ancho or poblano peppers.

Two mild habanero peppers known as "Notta Hotta" and "Mild Thing" that retain the peppers' unique fruity and floral fragrances and flavors but have lower heat levels are being released by Oregon State ...

It looks like a habanero, smells like a habanero, but is palatable like an Anaheim pepper. Two new mild habanero varieties from the Oregon State University Department of Agriculture are being released ...

Like people, plants have to cope with stress. The impact on humans is well cataloged, but less is known about how stressors — including high salinity and lack of nutrients — affect plants such as ...

With the recent crowning of Pepper X as the new Guinness World Record holder for hottest chili pepper, here's a look into just how the spiciness of a pepper is calculated — and some examples of very ...