Chile Peppers: Hot Tips and Tasty Picks for Gardeners and Gourmets (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbooks)

Some of the foremost horticulture and food experts in America have joined forces to produce the first chile pepper book specifically for gardeners. This indispensable guide teaches the history of the chile, the science behind their heat, why people keep coming back for more, and the remedies used to cure the diseases and pests afflicting chile pepper plants. Amateur and experienced gardeners alike will learn to grow many different varieties, indoors and out, and will be able to cook up a fiery feast using their homegrown chiles. The beautiful color photographs make species identification easy, and the list of seed retailers is a handy reference for every gardener. Beth Hanson was managing editor of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's 21st Century Gardening series and a contributor to The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference. She lives in Tarrytown, New York. A full-color, beginner-friendly book offering everything readers need to grow, harvest, preserve, and cook more than fifty kinds of chile peppers. Growing chiles is surprisingly simple and allows gardeners to choose from dozens of varieties, from merely bold to absolutely blistering. In "Chile Peppers," readers will find: -- A comprehensive encyclopedia of chiles -- Heat-scale measurements -- Regional, indoor/outdoor growing information -- Tips for pest and disease prevention -- Preservation instructions -- Chile pepper recipes -- Chile books, magazines, Web sites, and seed sources Introduction : of people and peppers / Beth Hanson -- The history of the chile pepper / Paul Bosland -- What makes chile peppers hot? / Paul Bosland -- Growing chile peppers / Doug Dudgeon -- Growing chile peppers indoors / Susan Belsinger -- Disorders, pests, and diseases of chiles / Paul Bosland -- Preserving chiles / Susan Belsinger -- Encyclopedia of chiles / Paul Bosland.