This Week's Bounty: How to Make Bokashi Compost, 7 Tips for Storing Squash, and More

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](. [FGN Daily]( May 23, 2021  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Composting [How to Make Bokashi Compost in 5 Easy Steps]( Whenever I get to write about composting, I get that feeling you have when you’ve discovered a great new TV show and want to share all about it with your friends. Basically, compost is my Bridgerton. I feel like I’m constantly learning [techniques and methods for composting]( and each one is more interesting than the next. My latest obsession? Bokashi composting. Before I get into how to make bokashi compost, I wanted to share a little bit about what it is and why it’s beneficial for your herb and vegetable garden. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [The Super Scrumptious Scallion Guide Available Now!]( Scallions are one of the easiest and tastiest vegetables to grow, and they’ll even get along well with other salad vegetables! With The Super Scrumptious Scallion Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious, versatile cousin in the onion family. [Read More...](  Container Gardening [The 6 Best Containers for Container Gardening]( You've probably heard that using old wood pallets isn't the best idea, because you never know what they were carrying and could be filled with poisons you don't want leaching into your soil and food. So then, if the most Pinterest-ed DIY project is null, what are the best containers for container gardening when you grow food? Mason jars. That's the end of the list. Pure glass, no plastic. Just kidding. I mean you can grow a lot of things in mason jars and they're technically containers and on the list, but we'll also get into larger containers that you might do some gardening in. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [Food Gardening Magazine May 2021 Issue Available Now!]( Read the May 2021 issue to explore “10 Herbs & Vegetable Seeds to Plant in May,” “How to Plant a Bare Root Apple Tree,” and discover complete collections about Asparagus, Kumquats, and Rosemary. [Read More...](  Easy Healthy Recipes [Oven-Roasted Potatoes and Onions with Rosemary]( The great thing about growing New potatoes or "New Baby Potatoes" is that they're exactly as they sound, [potatoes]( that are still young (about 10 weeks old), which means they can make a great spring planting and early summer harvest instead of waiting all summer long for them to grow into larger potatoes. About three weeks after your potatoes begin to flower, they are [ready to harvest](. New potatoes are higher in sugars that have not yet turned into starches, so they are a little bit sweeter, but in terms of [potato storage,]( they don't store as long so you should eat them up quickly. And for that, I have the perfect oven-roasted potatoes and onions recipe! You can also grill them, which I do often in the summer. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [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...](  Food Preservation [7 Tips for Storing Squash No Matter What Type]( Squash gets overlooked for its versatility and overall yum-factor when it comes to garden vegetables (okay, technically a fruit). Always a bridesmaid, squash is often relegated to “side dish material,” and the general public doesn’t give it a second thought. But we’re not the general public. We’re gardeners and we know how amazing squash is! For one thing, it’s generally easy to grow. It’s also versatile in cooking, baking, freezing, and soup-ing. Is soup-ing a word? It is now! Storing squash is probably the trickiest thing about the vegetable and even that is pretty straightforward once you know the basics. I’ve put together seven tips for storing squash that will help you keep squash fresher for longer. [Read More...](   FREEBIE: Get It Now! [How to Grow a Vegetable Garden]( Vegetable gardening at home has never been easier—get this FREEBIE about the best way to start a vegetable garden, and you’ll have answers to your questions about which types of vegetables to grow … and how to ensure a bountiful and delicious vegetable crop! [Get My Freebie](  Garden Design [What's the Charles Dowding Multi-Sowing Seeds Method?]( Tell me, fellow gardener... if you buy a square of onion sprouts at the gardening supply shack, do you plant each little tiny bulb one by one, or do you bunch them? When you plant carrots, do you space your seeds apart, or do you just sprinkle and see what happens? Most gardeners I talk to thin them out, one by one, but master gardener Charles Dowding would disagree, so I wanted to talk about his multi-sowing seeds method, because this year I'm trying out both! [Read More...](  [Basil]( [It's about Thyme Gardening Guide Available Now!]( If you’ve never grown thyme, or have only grown one kind, you’re missing out on one of the most versatile and easy-to-grow herbs in the garden. With the It's About Thyme Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. 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