Peppers

Did you know you should always wash your hands after handling (especially cutting or chopping) peppers? If you rub your eye after cutting peppers, you might be in for a pretty uncomfortable time! Milk is more soothing than water should your skin react to cut peppers.

Did you know there are almost too many varieties of peppers you can grow to count? Wikipedia estimates there could be as many as 50,000 varieties. There are 22 levels of the Scoville Scale for measuring heat in peppers. The top “heat” generator is pure Capsaicin. Third is Pepper Spray (Standard US Grade).

Did you know that you should always wear gloves when you harvest peppers? Many people will have a skin reaction to peppers. You should also cut peppers from the plant – peppers have shallow roots so plucking them risk uprooting part of the plant.

Did you know that peppers are part of the Holy Trinity in the South? Onions, peppers and celery – they serve as the starting base for many Southern dishes.