Organize Garden Tools, Tips for Cloning Fruit Trees, Recycle Rain Water for Vegetable Gardens, and Strawberry Spinach Salad

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( May 13, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Garden Tools [How to Organize Garden Tools & Supplies That Aren't in Use]( [Organize Garden Tools]( Alright, maybe calling a collection of tools a work of art is a stretch. Or perhaps it isn’t? Handmade tools can be gorgeous, with hammered metal blades and turned wood handles. But look at me – I’m already off-topic. We’re here to talk about how to organize garden tools and supplies when you aren’t using them. [Read More...](  [Oranges]( [Juicy Oranges Guide Available Now!]( You don’t have to live in a subtropical climate to grow your own orange tree—container-grown trees can produce excellent fruit! Prepare to pick your ideal orange tree—for snacks, for juice, for homemade marmalade, and more! Learn how to get started growing your own orange trees in our Juicy Oranges collection. [Read More ...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [7 Tips for Cloning Fruit Trees to Expand Your Orchard for Free]( [Pressure Canning]( When I hear the word “clone” I either think of Dolly the sheep or binge-watching Battlestar Gallactica. But cloning fruit trees is neither of those things and it shouldn’t be feared. In fact, farmers and gardeners have been cloning fruit trees for centuries as an easy way to jumpstart a fruit tree’s life. Sure, you can try to grow a fruit tree from seed, but after they germinate, the seedling will likely be disappointing in comparison to the parent tree. Pollination is another factor that makes growing a fruit tree from seed tricky, especially if you don’t have the right trees and insects nearby to help pollinate. And then there’s the time consideration. An [apple]( tree, for example, will take 7-10 years to grow from seed before you can even tell if it will bear fruit. [I love a backyard orchard]( but I’d like to enjoy it during my lifetime if possible! [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [May 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Enjoy the latest issue of Food Gardening Magazine and find out which 10 herbs and vegetables to plant in your garden right now. Accept your Food Gardening Network membership so you can get started today! [Read More ...](  Water & Irrigation [How to Recycle Rain Water for Vegetable Gardens]( [Grow Lingonberries]( I remember watching a film strip (yes, I’m old) in grade school that showed me how people wasted up to four gallons of water if they left the faucet on while brushing their teeth. That same filmstrip highlighted the environmental benefits of the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Since then, my environmental sustainability efforts happen in small steps, especially in the garden. From [implementing a compost system]( to switching from a gas to an electric lawnmower and other garden tools. I’ve even used [recycled materials to build a trellis or two](. What’s next? How about learning how to recycle rainwater for the vegetable garden? [Read More...]( [Strawberries]( [The All-Strawberry Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Strawberries are among the most popular home crops, growing everywhere from hanging pots to open land gardens. With this All-Strawberry Gardening Guide, you can get all the details that go into raising delicious, sweet berries of your own. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Strawberry Spinach Salad]( [Strawberries]( This Strawberry Spinach Salad is a match made in heaven that kids and adults will enjoy! Take it to a potluck dinner and reap the compliments! It’s also a great way to get kids to eat spinach. [Read More...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Best Way to Grow Tomatoes]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Recipes from Your Garden]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [How to Grow a Vegetable Garden]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](    You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from Food Gardening Network. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address [Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com](mailto:support@foodgardening.mequoda.com) to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Send us a message]( Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own FREE advice about growing food at home.]( Copyright © 2022 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 01970 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.