Peppers

tasteful garden: epsom salts help enrich soil with magnesium which helps peppers thrive. mulching is very helpful due to shallow roots. about 2 feet diameter around each plant.

Brenda Little:
-named by Columbus while he was in search of black pepper.
-same family as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and tobacco
-prefer soil temp above 64 degrees, daytime temp around 77
-do best in soil with high organic matter content!
-evenly moist soil but not wet
-shallow rooted plant, so weed carefully
-aphids, cut worms, and borers
-pinch out aphid infested foliage

Little, Brenda. The Encyclopedia of Vegetable Gardening. Sandy, UT: Silverleaf, 2006. Print.

Ada Shimar. "Growing Sweet and Hot Peppers." Tasteful Garden - Tomato Plants, Herb Plants, Pepper Plants and Vegetable Plants for Organic Gardening - The Tasteful Garden. Web. 04 Apr. 2011. http://www.tastefulgarden.com/.