This Week's Bounty: Best Things to Plant in April, Grass Compost, Surface Sowing Seeds, Fruits & Vegetables for 2024, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( April 7, 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 [5 Things to Plant in April]( [Video]( In many of the 4-season zones in the US, April is the month of the year where you can really get started on your early crops. By April, unless you’re in zone 4 or below, you’re pretty much past the snow phase and the ground is beginning to or is officially thawed. [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 ...](  Vegetable Gardening [7 Common Vegetables that Should Not be Planted Together]( [Article 1]( I remember being in third grade and my teacher separated two of the annoying boisterous kids (okay, one of them was me), and said: “You two just can’t be around each other!” We were constantly distracting others and getting into trouble. Well, not unlike a couple of disruptive 8-year olds, there are vegetables that should not be planted together. [Read More...](  [Corn]( [The Everything Corn Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Corn is an all-American staple! With The Everything Corn Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this unique food in your home garden, including advice on planting, raising, harvesting, and preparing dish after delicious dish featuring your home-grown corn. [Read More ...](  Composting [How to Make Grass Compost in 4 Simple Steps]( [Article 2]( I have some bad news. All that time you spent raking grass as a kid? You didn’t need to do that. You could have been off riding your bike or playing video games while the grass was turning into grass compost. Sort of, anyway. [Read More...](  [Cilantro]( [Celebrate Cilantro Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Cilantro, or coriander, brings a distinctive flavor to many ethnic cuisines including Mexican, Thai, and Indian. But you don’t have to cross the border to have fresh cilantro—you can grow it in your garden or even indoors and enjoy this tasty herb year-round. Celebrate Cilantro Gardening Guide, includes all you need to know to grow cilantro and recipes for a fiesta of sweet and savory dishes. [Read More ...](  Seeds & Seedlings [5 Tips for Surface Sowing Seeds]( [Article 3]( If you think about it, the idea of surface sowing seeds isn’t that radical. I can guarantee there aren’t many gardeners carefully measuring out the perfect depth to plant dandelion seeds, and yet, they are everywhere. Blown randomly about by the wind, the seeds land in your yard, along well-trodden paths, and thrive in that small crevice within a broken concrete slab. [Read More...](  [Blueberries]( [The Blueberry Bonanza Gardening Guide is Available Now!]( Blueberries are a favorite of everyone, everywhere! With this Blueberry Bonanza Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious and healthful fruit. [Read More ...](  Soil & Fertilizer [7 Benefits of Fish Fertilizer for Tomatoes and Other Vegetables]( [Article 4]( We know fish has plenty of proteins and oils that are good for us, but is fish fertilizer good for our plants? Sometimes it’s hard to look beyond the marketing hype and figure out what counts when it comes to taking care of our gardens. [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 [10 Exciting New Vegetables and Fruits for 2024]( [Article 5]( What do Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Gilroy, California; Miami, Florida; and Springfield, Ohio, have in common? These locations, along with more than 75 others, are the testing grounds for varieties of new vegetables, flowers, and herbaceous perennials that will become All-America Selections. [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 - [Olive You a Lot: Adventures of an Accidental Olive Farmer]( - [Loving Spaghetti Squash]( - [Stalking My Local Nursery]( - [Tempting My Taste Buds with Twice Baked Cauliflower]( Member Favorites - [How Often to Water Vegetable Seeds]( - [How to Make Bokashi Compost in 5 Easy Steps]( - [5 Mistakes to Avoid When Adding Manure to Garden Beds]( - [How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag]( - [How to Keep Animals Out of Compost Bins]( - [5 Different Types of Vegetable Vines You Can Grow]( - [Compost Not Heating Up? 3 Ways to Fix Slow Composting]( - [The Best Type of Manure for Vegetable Gardens]( - [What to Do When Your Compost Smells Like Ammonia or Sulfur]( Premium Recipes of the Week - [Lemon Garlic Shrimp with Peas and Artichokes]( - [Quinoa Confetti Salad with Sugar Snap Peas]( - [Beef with Snow Peas]( - [Garlic Parmesan Sugar Snap Peas]( - [Peas with Pasta](  [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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