Deal with Flies Eating Plants, Freezing Fresh Apples for Baking, Chicken Fried Rice, and A Spring Gardening Poem

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( September 6, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Fall Food Garden Planning Kit]( [Free For You Now: Printable Fall Food Garden Planning Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - 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 ...](   Pests & Diseases [What's the Deal with Flies Eating Plants?]( [unsplash]( I love gardening. I also sometimes hate gardening. Well, hate might be a strong word. But we all have those immensely frustrating moments when it seems like everything goes wrong. Roots rotting. Leaves withering. Flies eating plants. Deer eating tomatoes. [Read More...](  [Gardening Tools]( [12 Cool Gardening Tools and Gifts for the Plant Lover in Your Life]( Gift giving for the plant lover in your life can be tricky, especially if you think they already have everything they need. [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [The Easiest Method for Freezing Fresh Apples for Baking]( [asparagus]( Hooray! You Pumpkin-Spice-latte’d your way through your own apple trees and/or every apple orchard in town and found yourself barricaded in your kitchen with no less than 20 pounds of apples. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [The Basil Grower's Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Basil is one of the most essential herbs and can be found in just about every kitchen. With The Basil Grower's Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. [Read More ...](  Gardening Poems [A Spring Gardening Poem]( [A Spring Gardening Poem]( But I don’t know if I’ll ever quite appreciate Spring the same way after reading today’s piece, I Wanted the Spring for You, by Gerry Peré. About the poem, he says, “ I wrote this a week before my father, Gerard Peré, died from cancer. I read it to him as he lay in his hospital bed in his living room.” Just the title alone offers a look into the heartbreak of a terminal diagnosis. [Read More...]( [Magazine]( [The GreenPrints September 2024 Issue is Ready for You to Read (and Listen to)!]( GreenPrints is better, bigger, and greener than ever. Now monthly and printable, issues include stories in audio format, new sections like "Plants we Love," and Garden to Table Journeys. This month, read (and listen to) "The {NAME} Pond Incident", "Tessa the Garden Crusader", "Wings of Freedom" and more! [Read More ...](  Easy Healthy Recipe of the Day [Wok This Way: A Shortcut to Chicken Fried Rice]( [Chicken Fried Rice]( Whenever I’m faced with a fridge full of vegetable odds and ends, my mind immediately turns to chicken fried rice. It’s become my reliable solution for transforming those leftover veggies into something delicious and satisfying. [Read More...](  [Kitchen Gardening Kit]( [This recipe is excerpted from Food Gardening Network’s Entrées Cookbook:]( - You get more than 335 entrée recipes! - Quick, easy-to-make & delicious dishes. - Easy to bookmark as your “Favorite” to use again. - Print out and add to your recipe collection. [VIEW ENTIRE COOKBOOK NOW!](  Food Gardening Magazine | September 2024 [Why Are My Carrots Bitter?]( [Carrots]( If you grow carrots, you’ve likely experienced the joy of pulling a fresh carrot from the soil, anticipating that perfect blend of sweetness and earthy flavor. But what if your homegrown carrots taste bitter instead of sweet? [Read More...](  [Carrots]( [Crunchy Carrots Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Carrots may just be the perfect vegetable: sweet, crunchy, and delicious. They’re easy to grow, and they come in a rainbow of colors from palest white to deepest purple, and in sizes from golf ball to gargantuan! Learn how to choose the carrots that are right for you, whether you have a sprawling garden, a couple of raised beds, or only room enough for container gardening. We’ll get you on your way to a delicious carrot harvest! [Read More ...]( GreenPrints Magazine | September 2024 [A Garden’s Riotous Symphony]( [Dr. Green Thumb: A Healing Garden Tale]( As we step outside onto the deck overlooking my garden, my mother’s voice echoes my father’s sentiment, though it’s she who verbalizes it this time. “That climbing rose is happy,” she remarks, nodding towards the peach-flowering tangle atop the arbor. “Almost too happy.” [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [Experience the Side Splitting Laughter of Our Most Hilarious Gardening Collection!]( Our collection of 27 funniest gardening stories will have you rolling on the floor, tears of laughter streaming down your cheeks. Humans are capable of some pretty outrageous behavior, and when you blend that with gardening, you have a recipe for endless amusement. [Read More ...]( Featured Kit [Kitchen Garden]( [Kitchen-Garden-Planning Kit]( One of the greatest joys I experience from having a garden is stepping out my door and picking delicious ingredients for dinner. Investigating the rows of my garden to see which vegetables are ready to harvest and then coming up with creative new dishes has become one of my favorite pastimes. In a past life, however, I was limited in space, so I decided to create what most call a “kitchen garden”—an intimate plot beside my kitchen where every inch was utilized wisely! [Read More...]( RecipeLion Magazine | May / June 2022 [Traditional Greek Cucumber Salad](h [Traditional Greek Cucumber Salad]( Enjoy the best of Greece with this light and refreshing Traditional Greek Cucumber Salad made with a combination of cucumbers and tomatoes with olives, feta, red onion, and a light dressing. So simple and fresh! [Read More...](  [Spinach]( [German Recipes from the Garden]( I am thrilled to share with you my personal collection of favorite German recipes, each accompanied by its own charming origin story. Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a novice in the kitchen, this collection promises to delight your senses and transport you to the heart of Germany with every bite. [Read More ...]( [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Composting 101 Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Kitchen Garden Planting Charts]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Tomato Garden to Table]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](    About Food Gardening Network: Food Gardening Network is where three dynamic lifestyle brands—GreenPrints Magazine, Food Gardening Magazine, and Recipe Lion Magazine—unite to cultivate your passion for gardening and culinary delights. Our mission is to provide you with a comprehensive blend of expert advice and daily guidance for nurturing your own bountiful garden and kitchen coupled with joy, humor, and inspiration. Each of our magazines brings a unique perspective to our community, drawing from a diverse array of worldwide contributors, including gardening writers, humorists, farmers, and cooking enthusiasts. 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