Lay's Chips vs. Carrot Chips, How Often Should I Water My Plants, What is Eating My Cilantro Leaves, & Bacon-Avocado Fries

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( June 7, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Plan your Summer food garden today! - Never miss an important Summer task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! [Read More ...](   Easy Healthy Recipes [Choose This, Not That: Carrot Chips vs. Lay's® Potato Chips]( [Potato Chips]( I can attest to the fact that my favorite party snack is the chips and dip section of the snack table. Especially if I’m feeling particularly socially awkward at an event with people I don’t know, I might just stand next to it all night, munching away while avoiding eye contact with other partygoers. It’s my comfort zone, my safe haven in a sea of small talk! [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 ...](  Watering & Irrigation [How Often Should I Water My Plants in the Summer?]( [Faded-houseplant]( Droopy under-watered plants, yellow over-watered plants, is there any balance when it comes to gardening? Basil, my most beloved herb, is notoriously famous for telling me that I love it just a little too much with its sad yellow leaves. Meanwhile, my pathetic parsley is looking at me, saying feed me! 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That’s right, they’re a relatively recent addition to American palates but they’re so popular, they even have their own nickname: avos. With the All About Avocados Gardening Guide, you’ll get everything you need to know about this healthy and delicious fruit. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Bacon-Avocado Fries]( [Bacon-Avocado Fries]( Who wouldn’t love low-carb fries? You can’t say no to anything wrapped in bacon. These low-carb “fries” turn a regular slice of avocado into something extraordinary. We’ve included an oven-baked version as well as an air fryer version below. [Read More...](  [GP]( [FREE for You Now: Printable Butterfly Garden Planting Chart!]( Download this FREEBIE now and get: - Beautiful full-color printable chart. - Which plants attract butterflies? - Best flowers for your garden. - Fun facts about each of the 24 plants. 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