There are very many different kinds of peppers and at least one of them will probably appeal to you as a suitable plant for your vegetable garden. None of them are difficult to grow or large in size so most home vegetable gardens will be able to accommodate a few pepper plants. The biggest problem is deciding which kinds of peppers you should grow.
Sweet green bell peppers seem to be most commonly used in salads and other recipes but the red and yellow sweet peppers are usually a good substitute. Actually, if a green bell pepper is left to ripen on the plant it will turn red, orange, yellow, or brown, depending on the variety and will gain in sweetness as it ripens. Bell peppers are eaten at various stages of maturity but will be sweetest when they have changed color from green. Some sweet peppers are white or purple when immature but ripen to red. There are so many pepper cultivars that you may have trouble finding any that I mention so rely on your local suppliers for getting ones that are suitable for your locale. Here are some that are readily available:
Sweet Peppers:
‘California Wonder’ (An old heirloom type that is still in abundant supply both from seed and as seedlings; I grow it every year without problems.)
California Wonder 300 TMV (An improvement of ‘California Wonder’ that has Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistance [TBV])
Bell Boy (Hybrid; resistant to TMV)
Sweet Banana (good for salad and frying)
Hot Peppers
Cayenne (Large thick)
Cayenne (Long, slim)
Jalapeno
Red Chili
Because pepper plants are relatively small and the fruits are decorative they make good container plants. Have fun with peppers!
