Ember Orchard Hot Sauce

03/28/2026

10 day fast ferment coming up!

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03/23/2026

Wonderful time at Paddlefish Brewing Co!

03/16/2026

Many great customers, many great brews

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01/29/2026

🌶️ Grow Peppers Fast and Loud in MN! 🌱

If you want big, healthy pepper plants in a short growing season, this system works incredibly well.

1️⃣ Build your rows and trenches
- Shape long raised rows about 6–8" tall
- Keep the mounds narrow and rounded
- Dig shallow trenches between rows (6–10" wide, 4–6" deep)
👉 Raised rows warm up faster, and trenches collect water that slowly feeds the roots.

2️⃣ Cover the rows
- Lay black landscape fabric tightly over each mound
- Cut small planting holes
👉 This blocks weeds, traps heat, and helps the soil stay moist.

3️⃣ Plant your peppers
- Space plants 12–18" apart
- Set them deep for stability
- Give them a heavy watering to settle in

4️⃣ Fill trenches with grass clippings
- Add fresh clippings every time you mow
- Keep layering through the season
👉 They break down into nutrients, hold moisture, suppress weeds, and boost soil life.

5️⃣ Let the system do the work
- Trenches become compost channels
- Raised rows stay warm and well-drained
- Fabric locks in heat and moisture
- Grass mulch feeds the soil all season long

6️⃣ What you get
🌶️ Bigger plants
🌱 Faster growth
💧 Less watering
🌾 Fewer weeds

Perfect for Minnesota’s short growing window.

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This and a gallon of ranch...

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Is that the Lift Bridge I see?