Planting Growing Keep them well watered. The fruits rot easily, so keep them off the ground and pick them early. Protect from birds. In the tropics, grows to a height of about three feet, then stays there, producing.
Peppers are higher in vitamin C than oranges.
Black pepper, white pepper, and peppercorns come from the totally unrelated Piper nigrum. The contents of these notes have not been reviewed, approved or monitored by the University of the Virgin Islands. All rights reserved. Last updated May 11, 1997.