Dehydrate Apples, Start Seeds in Rockwool, Ultimate Overnight Potato Frittata, and The Myth of the Black Thumb

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( September 17, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Fall Calendar]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Fall Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Get checklists for garden tasks in September, October, November, and December—every month of Fall! - Prioritize your own garden with personal notes. - 8 fresh-from-the-garden Fall recipes! [Read More ...](   Food Preservation [How to Dehydrate Apples in the Oven]( [How to Dehydrate Apples in the Oven]( Fresh apples are divine but what if you can’t eat them fast enough? At room temperature, fresh apples will last about a week. Then they start to get bruised and mealy. Stored in the fridge, apples will keep for about a month or two depending on the variety. [Read More...](  [The 5 Best Watering Cans: Gardener-Approved!]( [The 5 Best Watering Cans: Gardener-Approved!]( I’m not quite sure why I own so many watering cans, but my first guess is that I need a support group. My second guess is that I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find one that actually works well. [Read More ...]( [Shop Our Amazon Store](  Seeds & Seedlings [How to Start Seeds in Rockwool]( [How to Start Seeds in Rockwool]( I never even knew what rockwool was before I started a hydroponic garden three years ago. To me, seeds sprout in soil, so why use anything else? However, now that I am germinating seeds all year long using an indoor garden that uses rockwool, I think it’s the easiest thing ever. [Read More...](  [Apples]( [Audacious Apples Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Apples are the perfect portable snack. They’re delicious, nutritious, and packed with antioxidants! You can grow soaring, full-sized trees in your yard; grow smaller trees in raised beds or containers; or even train an apple tree to grow along a fence or a wall! No matter how small your garden space, there’s an apple variety for you! Learn about it all in this Audacious Apples Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Gardening with Kids [The Myth of the Black Thumb]( [The Myth of the Black Thumb]( I always love the story of a gardening underdog. Gardening offers a unique opportunity to connect with the natural world and express yourself creatively. I enjoy growing flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables in my own garden. [Read More...]( [Magazine]( [RecipeLion Magazine Fall 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Dive into autumn with RecipeLion Magazine’s latest issue, featuring 32 harvest-inspired recipes. Explore 10 recipes From the 3 Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash, savor 8 Cozy Confections, and unearth 14 Root Delicacies. This collection of seasonal favorites will add warmth and flavor to your fall gatherings, celebrating the best of autumn's bounty. [Read More ...](  Easy Healthy Recipe of the Day [The Ultimate Overnight Potato Frittata: Your New Breakfast BFF]( [The Ultimate Overnight Potato Frittata: Your New Breakfast BFF]( Today, I’m bubbling over with excitement to share my absolute favorite breakfast hack: the overnight potato frittata. This isn’t just another breakfast casserole recipe – it’s a game-changer that’ll make you feel like you’ve got a personal chef (minus the fancy hat and judgmental looks when you eat cereal for dinner). [Read More...](  [Kitchen Gardening Kit]( [This recipe is excerpted from Food Gardening Network’s Breakfast Cookbook:]( - You get more than 85 tasty breakfast 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 [How to Harvest Fresh Herbs in the Fall to Use All Winter]( [How to Harvest Fresh Herbs in the Fall to Use All Winter]( I spent all summer in my garden, delighting in my fresh vegetables and generously seasoning delicious recipes with an abundance of fresh herbs. My herb garden is right along the pathway to my home, so I love smelling the mint, then the basil, then the thyme, as I walk toward the house. [Read More...](  [Sage]( [The Ultimate Sage Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Sage is one of the most versatile and easy herbs for home gardeners to grow! With The Ultimate Sage Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. [Read More ...]( GreenPrints Magazine | September 2024 [The {NAME} Pond Incident]( [The {NAME} Pond Incident]( What ensues is an unembellished chronicle of venturing into water garden construction. Despite the intimate nature of some details, I feel compelled to transcend my unease and divulge this narrative, hoping it might spare others the anguish and turmoil I endured one scorching September day. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [31 Absurdly Funny Gardening Tales]( The Blossoms & Blunders Story Collection is a carefully curated bouquet of the best-of-the-worst gardening humor. These tales were handpicked from decades of submissions to GreenPrints, and we’ve plucked the 31 funniest blooms just for you. [Read More ...]( RecipeLion Magazine | Summer 2024 [Grilled Eggplant Marinade with Garlic and Basil]( [Grilled Eggplant Marinade with Garlic and Basil]( You’d never know it now, but I used to be one of those people who didn’t love eggplant. My exposure to it was mostly in the form of a poorly made soggy eggplant parmesan and I wasn’t having any of it. 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