Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. rudisill / Getty Images Chlorosis in pepper plants occurs when their leaves turn yellow due to a lack of chlorophyll, the green ...

Just like for other garden crops, companion planting benefits peppers, both bell peppers and hot peppers. With the right neighbors, plants grow healthier, thanks to fewer disease and pest issues.

In temperate zone locations like ours where it freezes in winter, pepper plants are grown outdoors as an annual crop. That means we grow them for one season and harvest the fruit as well as the seeds.