7 Shallow Root Vegetables, Odor Free Compost Bin, Lettuce Smoothie, and Understanding the Life Cycle of a Tree

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( September 12, 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 ...](   Vegetable Gardening [7 Shallow Root Vegetables That Grow Great in Containers and Tough Spots]( [Green-Salad]( Nice as it would be, we don’t all have big plots of land and healthy, rich soil to grow our gardens. Heck, some of us don’t have any land at all, so we stick to container gardens on the balcony or front porch. [Read More...](  [Canning Tools]( [13 Canning Tools, Supplies & Equipment You Need (and What You Don't)]( Learning to start canning your own foods is an exciting time! Most folks start out with water bath canning goods like jellies and syrups, and then move up to the big canning tools like a pressure canner for broths, sauces, and meats. [Read More ...](  Composting [How to Keep an Odor Free Compost Bin in Your Home]( [Odor Free Compost Bin]( Composting used to scare me. I should say, compost bins used to scare me. I had heard all the great things about composting: that it was a super sustainable and a great cost-effective way of boosting nutrients into your soil. [Read More...](  [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Growing lettuce is as easy as BLT. A cool-season annual, this leafy crop grows readily from seed, and you can sow seeds every few weeks to have a season full of salad! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting delicious, leafy lettuce. Get recipes that go beyond the salad bowl and see what’s possible when you grow your own lettuce. Get it all in this Leafy Lettuce Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Gardening with Kids [Understanding the Life Cycle of a Tree]( [Understanding the Life Cycle of a Tree]( Trees are honestly a force of nature. Sometimes, I find it so hard to fathom how these giant beings can sprout from a teeny, tiny seed. But here they are, making our world a much more beautiful place to live in! The average life cycle of a tree lasts 300-400 years, which is incredible, but some live thousands of years. [Read More...]( [Magazine]( [September 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Discover in-depth articles, such as "36 Things to Plant In September Where You Live" and "What to Plant in September in Zones 4-10." Learn about growing squash vertically, winter herb secrets, and a fall bean teepee project, then explore planting seeds of joy and try our Baked Apple Chips recipe. This month, you also get a special bonus, our "New Fall Garden Calendar Kit". This issue helps food gardeners wind down summer and prepare for fall. [Read More ...](  Easy Healthy Recipe of the Day [Red Revolution: The Lettuce Smoothie That'll Make You Go Bananas]( [Red Revolution]( You know how it goes – you plant a few lettuce seeds, blink, and suddenly your garden looks like a leafy green explosion. That’s exactly what happened with my Red Salad Bowl Lettuce. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good salad, but after a while, you start dreaming in shades of green. [Read More...](  [Cookbook]( [This recipe is excerpted from Food Gardening Network’s Beverages Cookbook:]( - You get more than 60 easy-to-make recipes! - Quick & refreshing beverages - 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 [How to Make DIY Concrete Stepping Stones for a Garden]( [Video]( When I had the genius idea to fill in my new raised bed surrounds with crushed stone, I must have forgotten that I spend 99% of my summer in bare feet. Or maybe I thought that my bare-footedness would prepare me for walking on little daggers all summer long, but it did not. [Read More...](  [Apples]( [Super Sunflowers Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Follow your gardening heart as your growing sunflowers follow the sun. They are a feast for the eyes whether you eat them or not, and you can learn all there is to know about sunflowers in our Super Sunflower Gardening Guide! Discover all about sunflower history, growing, harvesting—and eating! Make our amazing recipes after your harvest—as easy to make as they are delicious to eat. [Read More ...]( GreenPrints Magazine | September 2024 [Even Adam]( [Even Adam]( Countess Elizabeth von Armin wrote, “If Eve had had a spade in paradise and known what to do with it, we should not have had all that said business of the Apple.” This statement is supposed to point out the virtuous superiority of gardening. We gardeners have the secret passkey to peace and all that. I’m not so sure. It makes me wonder if the good countess ever married. Married gardeners, you see, have this problem. I mean, imagine the scene as Eve comes upon her spouse who’s kneeling under the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil… [Read More...](  [Weeder’s Reader]( [Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! Please Come In!]( You are in for a treat—16 of the most delightful, heartwarming, humorous, and inspirational gardening pieces ever published. I have gleaned these stories from over two decades of publishing GreenPrints. [Read More ...]( RecipeLion Magazine | Summer 2024 [Lemon-Garlic Grilled Zucchini]( [Lemon-Garlic Grilled Zucchini]( Transform your barbecue into a culinary experience with these Lemon-Garlic Grilled Zucchini spears. This simple yet flavorful recipe combines the freshness of lemon, the richness of garlic, and the smokiness of the grill to create a perfect side dish for your summer gatherings. [Read More...](  [Spinach]( [Italian Recipes from the Garden]( Let’s embark on this culinary adventure through Italy, starting with the warmth of Tuscany, winding through Positano’s cliffs, and concluding in the southern landscapes where lemons sway in the breeze. So, tighten your apron strings and prepare your taste buds for an expedition that promises to fill your kitchen with aromatic delights while transporting you to the very soul of Italia. [Read More ...]( Featured Kit [Fall Food Garden Planning Kit]( [Fall Food Garden Planning Kit]( Are you ready to embrace the crisp autumn air and take your gardening game to the next level? Well, I’ve got some exciting news that’ll make your green thumb tingle: We’ve just released our Fall Food Garden Planning Kit, and it’s going to revolutionize your autumn planting experience! This was hands down my favorite planning kit to work on because it celebrates the incredible potential of fall gardening! [Read More...]( [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Planting chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Bug Control Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Seed Germination Chart]( [ 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. 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