When pulling some ornamental sweet potato vines recently from one large flower pot, we came upon several large tubers resembling white sweet potatoes. The thought occurred to us that these may be ...

They are the same species of pepper (Capsicum annuum) that provides us with edible hot and sweet peppers. But you absolutely must keep young children from eating these peppers.

Red pepper—also called bell pepper, red bell pepper, capsicum, or sweet pepper—has a mildly sweet yet earthy taste. These peppers are fully mature versions of the more bitter green bell peppers.

In researching all about sweet potatoes (ipomoea batatas), I learned something that I did not know. Sweet potatoes are part of the morning glory family. If you have ever planted ornamental sweet ...