GROWING GUIDE

Growing pepper plants in your garden is a fun way to add a pop of color and spice to an otherwise simple vegetable garden. These prolific plants come in so many varieties and, more importantly, flavors that there are a...

WHAT IS SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS (SHU) The Scoville scale is the measurement of the pungency (spicy heat) of chili peppers.The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount ofcapsaicin present. Capsaicin is a chemical compound that stimulates chemoreceptor nerve...

Where to Plant Tulips Tulips require full sun for the best display, which means at least 6 hours of bright, direct sunlight per day. They also prefer fast-draining soil and, consequently, make excellent additions to rock gardens. When to Plant...

Planting Guide for Spring-Flowering Bulbs Planting bulbs can seem complicated, but you can simply the process by following this general rule of thumb: plant twice as deep as your bulb height. For instance, if your bulb is two inches large,...

Zone 1 is the coldest zone of them all. In some months temps can get as low as -60Zone 1 is the coldest zone of them all. In some months temps can get as low as -60

Seeds that do well in zone 1

 Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi and Brussels sprouts , do very well in the fall. (One  important thing to keep in mind is that you plant all of these plants from seedlings NOT SEED’s.) SOW SEEDS NOW plant in August Chicory Sorrel...

How To Grow Yams, NOT Sweet Potato AFRICAN YAM TUBERS Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers...

  1,463,700 Trinidad Scorpion Butch T855,000-1,041,427 Bhut Jolokia800,000-1,000,000 Trinidad Scorpion Pepper350,000-580,000 Red Savina Habanero, Guyana Wiri Wiri100,000-350,000 Habanero Pepper100,000-325,000 Scotch Bonnet100,000-225,000 Guyana Bird’s Eye Pepper100,000-200,000 Jamaican Hot Pepper100,000-125,000 Carolina Cayenne Pepper95,000-110,000 Bahamian Pepper85,000-115,000 Tabiche Pepper50,000-100,000 Chiltepin Pepper50,000-100,000 Thai Pepper40,000-58,000 Pequin...