Recipes & Edibles
Let the culinary experts at My Garden Life help you bring the joy of gardening into your kitchen with easy to follow, delicious recipes using all of your garden favorites.
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How to Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables
Learn how to dehydrate fruits and vegetables to preserve them for the long term. Make tasty snacks and save storage space, too.

Tips for Apple Harvest and Apple Storage
Homegrown apples are delicious if picked at the right time and kept in good storage conditions. Here’s how to harvest your apples to enjoy them at their best.

How to Grow Microgreens Indoors
Microgreens are a great way to add more nutrient-dense foods to your diet. But did you know you can grow them indoors? Here’s how and why you should.

Tips for Growing Watermelon in Containers
Growing watermelon in containers is possible even if you only have a small space with which to work. Grab our top tips!

All About Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits, and Berries
Growing food at home is a great way to cut your grocery budget and enjoy fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries at the peak of their color, flavor, and nutrition.

All About Growing and Using Herbs
All the info you need to choose, grow and care for herbs planted in a garden or in pots. We also have helpful ideas for harvesting, cooking and using homegrown herbs.

Plain Yogurt and Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
A quick and easy fruit dip! This dip recipe adds creaminess and a hint of almond without overwhelming the natural flavor and sweetness of your fresh fruit.

Chile Rellenos
Chile rellenos are a traditional Mexican recipe made with stuffed poblano peppers that are dipped in egg and deep fried. This version has a creamy cheese stuffing that perfectly balances the mild spiciness of the poblano chili pepper.

Marinade for Vegetable Kabobs
Use this simple marinade when preparing vegetable kabobs on the grill. It’s the perfect way to unify flavors when using a mix of different vegetables.

Common Squash Diseases and Pests
Learn to recognize squash diseases and squash pests and how to prevent them from doing damage to your plants and produce.

No Till Gardening
A no till gardening soil recipe includes a blend of compost, mulch and plant matter layered over cardboard or newspaper. No till gardening is a low-maintenance solution to the problem of tilling, which is not always good for the environment.

How to Grow Zucchini Plants
These ten tips will help you grow zucchini. The tips include how to choose a good location, how far apart to plant zucchini and how to tell if zucchini is ripe.