One of the joys of growing your own chillies is you will eventually have a ready supply, perfect for picking and using in meals whenever you please. There are plenty of different varieties to choose ...

What’s not to like about chillies? They’re fabulous, fiery and addictive. Besides being the main ingredient of salsa, chillies can be added to salads (mild varieties), sauces, pasta, pizza and ...

Most Bhutanese love chilli on their menu and in every meal. It comes in different shapes and sizes and often with varied spiciness. In Chhubu Gewog’s Yebisa Chiwog in Punakha, farmers are working ...

Chillies and peppers need potting on regularly to keep them growing strongly and prevent the plants from flowering too early, before they’ve established a strong framework of stems and leaves. Cold ...

The genus Capsicum, to which chillies belong, is in the same nightshade family (Solanaceae) as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and tobacco. From the five original Capsicum species, all from the Americas ...

Chillies are easy to grow in January whether you have a garden or not, though according to gardening expert Monty Don, there are a few extra steps you can take to ensure a "successful" crop every time ...

It all began as a joke but now Mark Hodgson can't even pop to the shops without having to discuss chillies with people in the street. The small southerly town of Langholm is laying claim to the title ...

It all began as a joke but now Mark Hodgson can't even pop to the shops without having to discuss chillies with people in the street. The small southerly town of Langholm is laying claim to the title ...