Food Gardening Magazine • October 2020
By Bill Dugan, Editor and Publisher
October really signals fall to me—while fall technically begins in September with the Autumnal Equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator from north to south, it’s October when I start to really notice chillier mornings and the scent of fall in…
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Food Gardening with Amanda
Do you want a beautifully simple recipe that allows you to gather your white potatoes, sweet potatoes and squashes, and transform them into a side dish you can eat all week long? Trust me, even the pickiest eaters will scoff these Maple Roasted Potatoes and Squash with Bacon.
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I have a vivid memory of standing on a stool next to my parents at a newspaper-lined table, hands covered in pumpkin guts as we carved them to get ready for Halloween. My job was to sift through the pulp separating the seeds so my father could roast them. But that’s not the only option! When carving a pumpkin you can choose to eat the pumpkin seeds or you can save them for your spring planting. Here’s how to do both. You really can have it all!
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A few years ago, I was in line at the farmer’s market talking to a farmer about how great he must be feeling because it’s the “end of the season.” (Did I mention that I stink at small talk?) My new farmer friend gently schooled me explaining there really is no “end of season” for a farmer, no matter what time of year it is. As we finished up and I removed my foot from my mouth, he told me there was plenty I could do in my vegetable garden to get a jumpstart on my spring crops.
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Gardening Guide Close-Ups
In this month’s
Food Gardening Magazine, you get everything you need to know about growing grapes at home—they’re the most popular fruit in the world! There are four main types of grape vines, with many varieties within each type—we’ll help you narrow down your choices for growing grapes depending on what you want to do with them. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the possible choices, so we’ll help you choose the best grapes to grow in your garden.
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In this month’s
Food Gardening Magazine, you get access to our Fennel Gardening Guide, with everything you need to know about planting fennel, growing fennel, and harvesting fennel—fennel in the garden is a harvest you’ll look forward to!
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In this month’s
Food Gardening Magazine, you get a double feature—everything you need to know about growing sweet potatoes and potatoes at home! With about 4,000 varieties of potatoes and 7,000 varieties of sweet potatoes, we’ll help you narrow down your list with a look at some of the most popular varieties that make growing potatoes and sweet potatoes easy, so you can have a delicious harvest! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the possible choices, so we’ll help you choose the best potatoes to grow in your garden.
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