Shovel or Spade?, Tips for Safely Storing Food, Easiest Vegetables to Grow on a Balcony, & Chamomile Tea Using Fresh Chamomile

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( May 30, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Spring Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Spring Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your Spring food garden today! - Never miss an important Spring task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! [Read More ...](   Garden Tools [Is it a shovel or is it a spade?]( [shovel]( How’s the back? Has it stopped aching yet? Charles Dudley Warner said: “What one needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.” He was right! Mine’s only just recovered from the snow-shovelling season and now the gardening season has arrived to restore it to its usual dull throb. [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 ...](  Food Preservation [15 Tips for Safely Storing Food Without Refrigeration From Your Garden]( [Woman-canning-tomatoes]( Losing power always makes me think of orange sherbet. It was 1991, and Hurricane Bob had wiped out our electricity and all my mother was worried about was how we needed to eat all the food in the refrigerator before it went bad. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [June 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss "Grow This, Not That: 12 Healthier Garden Vegetables to Grow and Enjoy." Kick-off planting season in "10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June" and “Planting an Herb Garden: From Seed to Seasoning.” Learn how to make our favorite “Herby Green Goddess Dressing!” You’ll also get a special bonus, our printable “Summer Garden Planning Kit.” [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [The Easiest Vegetables to Grow on a Balcony]( [container-garden]( There’s something magical about a balcony garden. I don’t know if it’s the act of bringing nature into such an unlikely environment or if it’s the confidence that seems to come with growing vegetables two, three, or more stories off the ground, but I just adore them. [Read More...]( [Chamomile]( [The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Chamomile Available Now!]( Feeling frazzled? Deadlines got you down? Anxiety acting up? You could use a hot cup of chamomile tea—and The Gardener's Guide to Growing Chamomile. It’s easy to grow, easy to harvest, and delicious to drink! 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