Are you new to growing bell peppers and want to know what to expect? Or maybe you've grown them in the past but they haven't produced well. I'm here to help! I've documented the bell pepper growth stages so you can follow along in your own garden. This guide shows you how long it takes... The post Bell pepper growth stages (with timeline photos!) appeared first on Ask the Food Geek.| Ask the Food Geek
A majority of cities in the Mountain West are at a high elevation with cooler temperatures and shorter growing seasons. While it's an absolutely stunning part of the country, it can be challenging to grow| Ask the Food Geek
When the temperature drops below 60F, flowers don't pollinate properly, drop, or the plants drop bell peppers that just set.It isn't an all-or-nothing scenario though.| Ask the Food Geek
The weather in the warmer parts of the Midwest are pretty favorable for bell peppers: warm but not too hot, with humidity that pepper plants like. However, the colder weather and shorter seasons in the| Ask the Food Geek
Say hello to the Goldilocks of garden vegetables. Bell pepper plants need warm weather to grow and to flower. But if it's too hot, they'll fail to pollinate, drop flowers, or even drop fruit that just set. If it's too cold, they won't set fruit and will struggle to mature any fruit already on the... The post How to grow bell peppers (in YOUR climate!) appeared first on Ask the Food Geek.| Ask the Food Geek
Butternut squash go through several ripening stages before they are ready to pick. First, the skin turns from green to tan. Next the flesh softens and sweetens.| Ask the Food Geek
Harvest pickling cucumbers when they are small. Gherkins should be about the size of your thumb, sliced pickles just smaller than a spice jar, and spears should be just larger than a spice jar.| Ask the Food Geek
