This Week's Bounty: Preserve Peeled Garlic, Worm Castings, Vegetable Garden Border Fence Ideas, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( March 31, 2024  [Freebie Text-Ad]( [Start Your Garden Off Right—Know Which Seeds to Start Indoors … and Which Can Start Outdoors!]( [GET THIS FREEBIE NOW!](  Featured Weekly Video [How to Preserve Peeled Garlic in a Delicious Garlic Confit]( [Video]( “Don’t ever let a recipe tell you how much garlic to put in. You measure that with your heart.” If you’ve ever seen this saying and completely understood what it meant, then you’re in the right place. There’s no mountain of garlic high enough, no river of olive oil wide enough, am I right? [Read More...](  [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 ...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [Growing Black Raspberry vs. Blackberry vs. Mulberry: Which is Best?]( [Article 1]( “Here we go ’round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning.” So goes the children’s song that’s usually accompanied by a skipping dance and some playful laughs. But did you know the song was, by some accounts, not about a mulberry bush, but a bramble? This leads us to the issue of black raspberry vs. blackberry vs. mulberry. [Read More...](  [Blackberries]( [The Blackberry Heaven: All in One Gardening Guide is Available Now!]( Blackberries are so easy to grow, they grow wild all over the country. But in case you don’t have access to a convenient wild bush, in the Blackberry Heaven: All in One Gardening Guide, you get everything you need to know about growing your own. [Read More ...](  Soil & Fertilizer [5 Benefits of Worm Castings for Indoor Plants]( [Article 2]( Let’s just get this out of the way: Worm Castings = Worm Poop. But, “castings” is a much more civilized way of describing the digested waste of your garden variety earthworm so we’ll just stick with that! [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 ...](  Garden Design [7 Creative Vegetable Garden Border Fence Ideas]( [Article 3]( Good fences make good neighbors, but can they make good gardens, too? A vegetable garden border fence can accomplish a few different goals all at once. For one, it can keep rabbits and other critters from wreaking havoc on your vegetables. A garden border fence also provides some visual separation in your yard. Depending on the material, fencing can serve as a wind shield to more delicate vegetables or seedlings and even provide some partial shade for others. [Read More...](  [Garlic]( [Glorious Garlic Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Garlic is an essential ingredient in just about every kitchen. With the Glorious Garlic Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this staple—from the history and health benefits of this ancient herb, to detailed and specific garlic gardening advice, and easy-to-make and delicious recipes that will allow you to spice up any dish! [Read More ...](  Container Gardening [Making Food-Safe DIY Window Box Planters Fit for a Home Chef]( [Article 4]( I love window boxes – especially those DIY window box planters I come across now and then. They’re just bursting with personality. I saw a fantastic steampunk window box a few years ago that I wish I would have taken a picture of. The box itself was ordinary, but it was embellished with these amazingly detailed metal gears, copper piping, and even a few pocket watches thrown in for good measure. Naturally, there was garlic growing in the box. [Read More...](  [Broccoli]( [Broccoli: America’s Favorite Vegetable Guide Available Now!]( Broccoli—hated by children, loved by adults—proves that when we grow older, we grow wiser. And growing broccoli in your garden is a very wise choice. With this collection, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting healthful broccoli, and easy, savory recipes that make it all the more rewarding to grow your own broccoli. [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [2024 Free Seed Catalogs for Veggie Gardeners]( [Article 5]( Seed catalogs can sometimes be so beautiful that they look like collector’s pieces, and even though they do quite literally expire in use each year, it’s hard to throw them out. When I start getting my seed catalogs in the mail in January, I take to them like a good book and sit down with a glass of wine, thinking up ideas of everything I want to plant. For example, last year, I was psyched about the new Black Strawberry cherry tomatoes from Baker’s Creek. It graced the front cover of their catalog and I was psyched. Unfortunately for me, I only got a handful of tomatoes out of it, but that’s the fun of trying out new seeds, right?! [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [April 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss “What Our Community is Planting This Year”, ”5 Best Things to Plant in April” and “How to Build a Raised Lettuce Garden”. Learn “How to Make Natural Dyes from Vegetables”! And, as a special bonus you’ll also get our printable “Fruits & Berries Garden-to-Table Recipe Card Kit.” [Read More ...](  Member Posts: New This Week - [Loving Spaghetti Squash]( - [Stalking My Local Nursery]( - [Tempting My Taste Buds with Twice Baked Cauliflower]( - [The Lime Tree Tequila Party]( Member Favorites - [7 Shallow Root Vegetables That Grow Great in Containers and Tough Spots]( - [How to Build a DIY Vegetable Trellis from Recycled Materials]( - [What Can You Grow in Deck Rail Planters?]( - [How to Germinate Seeds More Quickly]( - [This Countertop Compost Machine Turns Scraps into Compost in a Few Hours]( - [How to Clone Vegetables from Cuttings]( - [Tips for Managing Bugs in Compost Bins]( - [How to Make a Homemade Garden Irrigation System]( - [5 Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Layout Tips & Tricks]( Premium Recipes of the Week - [Roasted Garlic Cauliflower]( - [Paprika Avocado Toast]( - [Roasted Paprika Potatoes]( - [Paprika Pesto Pasta]( - [Paprika Chicken Tacos]( [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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