Thirty percent of what we dispose of today consists of food scraps and yard waste that can be composted to create organic nutrient rich material, known as compost, which we can add to plants to help them grow. Composting prevents thrown away scraps from going to landfills, consuming space, rotting, and releasing methane. Fortunately, composting …
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Jalapeño peppers are great for an exciting and spicy dinner but cooking with jalapeños can get dicey. One wrong move, and you can end up getting the pepper juice on your hands or worse, in your eyes. The burn of hot pepper in your eye is excruciating and can last a while if it’s not …
Have you ever faced an unrelenting case of hiccups after eating your favorite hot curry, buffalo wings, or ghost pepper chips? This reaction can be equally irritating and confusing. Is there a reason why spicy food gives you hiccups? Spicy food may give you hiccups because of digestive sensitivities and irritations to capsaicin in peppers. …
Peppers are a great addition to any garden, as they provide crunch and spice to any meal or recipe. A lot of gardeners choose to replant their peppers every spring, but is that necessary? Can a pepper plant last longer than one season? And how long does a pepper plant generally live? Pepper plants generally …
Mushrooms are a favorite and staple in many families’ diets, but there is often a debate on the best ways to prep them before cooking: should you soak, rinse, or wipe them clean? With so many methods, all offering different results, we’ve summed up some of the best ways to clean your mushrooms, so you …
Consumers in the U.S. spend over $24 billion a year on condiments to enhance the flavor of their food. But where did condiments originate from? And how far back in history do they go? How early were humans adding condiments to their meals? Ancient condiments go back as far as 3000 B.C. when early Indians …
Pepper plants are a staple of summer gardens and like other plants rely on pollination to bear fruit. If your pepper plant fails to pollinate it will reduce your crop yield because the plant’s flowers fall off instead of developing into fruit. To ensure your pepper plants are getting pollinated properly it is important to …
Whether it is weather, harvest, or culinary related, if you enjoy peppers and are growing them at home, there may come a time when you will need to speed up their ripening process. Understanding how to ripen peppers will help you determine which method of ripening peppers is best for you. To ripen peppers on …
Attracting pollinators to your garden is easy to do and offers tremendous benefits. There are numerous species of pollinators, from the creepy and crawly to the furry and fluttery, so you can modify your garden to cater to desired types or local ecosystems. Proven methods to attract pollinators to your garden involve cultivating particular varieties …
If you’re a fan of Mexican cuisine, chances are you have tasted a Chipotle pepper at some time or another. These peppers are famous for their mildly spicy and smokey flavor. They are commonly found in many salsas, marinades, stews, and other Mexican-inspired delights. Chipotle pepper is the name given to a red Jalapeño pepper …
