Grow the Best Peppers: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-138

I started growing peppers decades ago. This book gave me several tips I was unaware of, hopefully we get a better yield in our new garden this year than last year. We recently moved to a home with heavy clay soil - last year our yield on sweet peppers was lean, however cayenne peppers were heavy last year. So this book I'm applying to the sweet peppers.

Loved the info in this book! Now I know where I went wrong with store bought seedlings, planting time and why I was only able to get a few peppers off of scraggly plants before the frost. Can't wait to put the new info to use this spring!

It's a bit long in the tooth (from 1995) and consists of a 32 page single topic pamphlet. It's not described as being updated, however the last page lists sources and has phone numbers, emails and websites listed...just not sure all of those were on line as early as 1995! In any case, the series is a little hit or miss. I did not like the chicken pamphlet and loved the asparagus one. This is not revolutionary material and can be hunted down elsewhere, however there is something extremely useful about having it all in one place and the ease of flipping pages while planning next years growing plan. The only thing I've read elsewhere that I wish was included was a little about seed saving. Also, apparently (I'm new to peppers) you can have active crossing between various plants so if you grow hot and sweet peppers next to each other then the results may be a surprise down the line. The Table of Contents: 1. A Brief History of Peppers 2. Sweet Peppers <--------- includes a very nice chart about different types of sweet peppers 3. Hot Peppers <------------ includes a very nice chart about different types of hot peppers 4. Planning for the Best PRoduction 5. Getting a Jump on the Season 6. What do Peppers Need? <------growing requirements 7. Using Peppers Ornamentally 8. Pepper Pests & Diseases 9. Harvesting Peppers 10. Storage 11. How Peppers Benefit Your Health 12. Kitchen Prepearation: Where Peppers Shine! 13. Sources In an case, nothing fancy here but the information for peppers all condensed into one location. Very handy and recommended! JTG

Packs a lot into a small space. Well worth the read. Easy to get through. One of the better "chile" books.

Great little pamphlet. Quick to read, a lot of helpful information that I didn't find elsewhere in larger gardening volumes. Highly recommended.

To detailed

Great book! Basic information on growing peppers!! Gardeners must have!!

I am an urban gardener and I have been very lucky with my last 9 harvest EXCEPT for my peppers. Whether it be a sweet bell or a spicy Chili pepper I have always come up short on these plants while the rest of my garden seemed to thrive. I love to cook and I love spice, so my disappointment each year has grown into more and more frustration, I had even tried the pre-potted peppers at the garden store. Still no peppers. I purchased this little book in hopes of finding out why, and sure enough, I did. Peppers are a finicky bunch, and I was not paying close enough attention to the needs of the plant. This book, although small, is very informative and had some very good information. Like the fact that a pepper plant can be self pollinating and in some cases may need help (if number of plants is low) in order to produce the pepper. Now it does not give you the history of the pepper, or every little detail on how to grow, but any gardener with dirty nails will find this book useful. It goes into drainage, bringing peppers indoors, and soil type and food for your plants. A well rounded, useful little handbook

Good little book with plenty of useful tips.