Indoor Citrus Trees, Compost Smells Like Ammonia, Spiced Winter Squash Bread, and Joy of Gardening is in the Dirt

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( October 7, 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 ...](   Growing Fruits & Berries [10 Care Tips for Keeping Indoor Citrus Trees Alive in the Winter and Beyond]( [10 Care Tips for Keeping Indoor Citrus Trees Alive in the Winter and Beyond]( Your indoor citrus trees have a thing or two to say about your relationship. Don’t take this the wrong way; they appreciate what you do for them. But unless you make some changes, this isn’t going to last. [Read More...](  [12 Cool Gardening Tools and Gifts for the Plant Lover in Your Life]( [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 ...]( [Shop Our Amazon Store](  Composting [What to Do When Your Compost Smells Like Ammonia or Sulfur]( [What to Do When Your Compost Smells Like Ammonia or Sulfur]( If you’ve read much about compost, you know it shouldn’t have too much of an odor. And if you’ve been composting for more than five minutes, you also know that sometimes, no matter what you do, your compost smells like ammonia or sulfur. If you haven’t experienced this “lovely” phenomenon, you either will soon, or you’re fortunate. [Read More...](  [Radish]( [Radiant Radishes Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Radishes are easy to grow and come in a variety of colors that span the entire rainbow. And did you know that how spicy a radish is, depends on when you harvest it? In this Gardening Guide, we’ll explain how to choose a radish variety and how to grow them in your garden, harvest them, and then enjoy them at your table. [Read More ...](  Joy of Gardening [The Joy of Gardening is in the Dirt]( [The Joy of Gardening is in the Dirt]( “Gardening is not for the faint of heart, and never has been,” writes today’s author, H. Ni Aódagain. Probably like you, I completely align with that statement from the piece I’ve chosen for today, “To Garden or Not?” The story here is that the joy of gardening is buried in a lot of work, which means it better be something you enjoy doing, or you won’t be doing it for long. [Read More...]( [October 2024]( [The GreenPrints October 2024 Issue is Ready for You to Read (and Listen to)!]( Warm, funny, and inspiring stories, including "The Blue Devil’s Garden", "A Tale of Rosie, the Dog of Destruction", "Mossy Magic: A Tale of Michael’s Moss Garden" PLUS new sections like Plants We Love, Garden to Table Journeys, and so much more! [Learn More …](  Easy Healthy Recipe of the Day [Spiced Winter Squash Bread Brings Autumn to Your Breakfast Table]( [Spiced Winter Squash Bread Brings Autumn to Your Breakfast Table]( Use the winter squash of your choice to bake up this light and sweet Winter Squash Bread. Serve it for breakfast or dress it up with ice cream for dessert! 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[Read More...](  [Pumpkins]( [Pumpkinpalooza: How to Start Your Own Pumpkin Patch Gardening Guide Available Now!]( From spooky jack-o’-lanterns to festive fall displays to scrumptious pies to scale-tipping giants, there’s a pumpkin to satisfy almost any gardener’s desire. Whether your goal is to decorate, cook, can and bake, or cultivate a blue-ribbon giant, we’ve got you covered with the Pumpkinpalooza: How to Start Your Own Pumpkin Patch Gardening Guide. [Read More ...]( GreenPrints Magazine | October 2024 [Fallen Apples]( [Fallen Apples]( My brother’s birthday is in the autumn. He celebrates it with first visits to the beach, anticipation of summer, delight in spring. The children, he tells me, are looking forward to the long, hot holidays and their traditional Christmas barbecue. My brother lives Down Under, in Australia. 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[Read More ...]( Featured Kit [Italian Food Garden Planning Kit]( [Italian Food Garden Planning Kit]( Is there anything more exquisite than indulging in the rich flavors of an authentic Italian meal? For those of us fortunate enough to trace our roots back to Italy, the answer is an unequivocal no! And even if your heritage doesn’t hail from this culinary paradise, picture this: a steaming plate of handmade fettuccine or rigatoni coated in a luscious, homemade pasta sauce. The aroma alone is enough to transport your taste buds to the sun-kissed hills of Tuscany. But wait, there’s an even better way to elevate your Italian culinary adventures—by cultivating your very own Italian garden. And in our Italian Food Garden Planning Kit, we’ll help you do just that! 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