Chilli, peppers & chilli peppers for natural gardens

A truly spicy affair: Grow colorful pepper vegetables yourself

In just over four hundred years, colorful chilies, bell peppers, and hot peppers have secured their place in gardens around the world. It's no wonder, as few vegetable types combine so many advantages at once: This food plant, cultivated in South America for over 6,000 years, has been used as both a medicinal and utility plant then and now. These fruity-mild to spicy-hot fruits thrive excellently in pots and balcony boxes. Those who provide a warm spot for the bushy, often visually appealing plants can look forward to a bountiful pepper harvest from their own garden. The tasty fruits are very healthy due to their high vitamin content alone. Chocolate-colored, juicy sweet bell peppers, thick-walled, aromatic tomato peppers, brightly colored sweet mini peppers, early-maturing robust pointed peppers, 30 cm long spicy red peppers, green spicy jalapeños, and fiery hot yet floral sweet habaneros are just a few examples of the colorful array of shapes and colors.

Contents:
• Simple growing options in home gardens, small greenhouses, or on balconies
• Pepper varieties: Find the right variety for every location and use
• Preserve rare and beloved pepper varieties
• Utilization of chili, bell peppers, and hot peppers
• Health benefits and use as a medicinal plant
• The colorful world of peppers: An introduction to the Capsicum genus.