The Great Hot Sauce Uprising, Tap Water vs. Distilled, Can Compost Go Bad?, and Easy Asian Cucumber Salad

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( August 13, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [Renew Early & Get your Printable Fall Food Garden Planning Kit!]( Free when you renew your Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Details on 15 recommended fall crops suitable for autumn planting. - Easy-to-read chart - USDA zones specific! - Timeline showing the days to maturity. - Plus, 20 mouthwatering recipes. [Read More ...](   Easy Healthy Recipes [The Great Hot Sauce Uprising: A DIY Sriracha Sauce Recipe for the Home Chef]( [Great Hot Sauc]( Over the past few years, fans of Huy Fong Sriracha, the hot and garlicky chili pepper sauce in the iconic rooster bottle with the green cap, have experienced a roller coaster of emotions and heartbreak typically reserved for sports fans and soap opera viewers. [Read More...](  [Hot Peppers]( [Hot Peppers Gardening Guide Available Now!]( From mildly spicy to five-alarm fiery, growing your own hot peppers can bring a lot of variety to your garden! Learn what it takes to grow hot peppers. We explain the Scoville scale that ranks peppers’ heat, how to choose the hot peppers that are right for you, how to get them started, and how to enjoy them after harvest. [Read More ...](  Watering & Irrigation [Tap Water vs. Distilled: Which is Better for Indoor Gardens?]( [Kitchen-Water-Faucet]( There are some pretty opinionated pieces of writing out there when it comes to the debate between tap water vs. distilled water for indoor plants. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [August 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Explore in-depth articles, such as "6 Ideas for Dealing with a Massive Tomato Harvest." Through DIY videos, you’ll also learn how to dry herbs, propagate a blueberry bush, create an edible perennial garden, water effectively, and more. You’ll also learn how to make our favorite “Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup!” This month, you also get a special bonus, our “Fall Food Garden Planning Kit.” [Read More ...](  Composting [Can Compost Go Bad? Plus 5 More Facts About Composting]( [Can Compost Go Bad? Plus 5 More Facts About Composting]( I sometimes feel like a magician when I work on my compost pile. A few potato peels, a bell pepper core, and some coffee grounds go into the pile, and within a few weeks, out comes gardening gold. [Read More...]( [Cucumber]( [The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Cucumbers are easy to grow and will reward you with delicious dishes and health benefits! With The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. 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