Adding an ornamental touch to your garden, the peppercorn plants boast heart-shaped dark green leaves and grow small white or greenish flowers, eventually producing clusters of green berries.

While it’s getting easier to find a variety of fresh and dried peppers at the grocery store, it’s much more fun and economical to grow your own. Start seeds indoors at least eight to 10 weeks before ...

Berries of a black pepper plant on a Pohnpei farm. The berries turn red when ripe and then black when they dry out, forming black peppercorn.

In a medium bowl, toss the figs with the sugar, olive oil, chopped thyme, black pepper and salt. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour, until the figs begin to soften and release their juices.

Bell Pepper in Grow a Garden was added as part of the summer update in June 2025. Bell Pepper is a multiple harvest plant in Grow a Garden, which is always a good thing for a seed to be, but this ...