10 Summer garden chores for a happy garden

Build on the momentum of your thriving garden to get the best harvest ever! [FGN Preview]( August 9, 2021 [10 Summer Garden Chores for a Happy Garden]( Build on the momentum of your thriving garden to get the best harvest ever! Plus, you have an entire gardening and cooking library at your fingertips, with your [Charter Gold Membership in Food Gardening Network]( Dear Gardener, It might be the dog days of summer, but one thing is for sure: our gardens are loving it! So many vegetables need these long hours of sunlight and warm temperatures to thrive. Our tomatoes are as happy as ever, the chives are abundant, and I’m amazed at how well the melons are doing! Before we head to the garden, let’s enjoy a Simply Soothing Melon Smoothie. It’s just the thing for a scorching summer day. Ready? A mid-summer garden is a happy garden, but we have a secret for making your garden – and you – even happier. In truth, there are ten secrets, and number 10 will give you a steady supply of fresh vegetables for months to come. The best part of these 10 Summer Garden Chores for a Happy Garden is that you only need to do them once or twice a season. You could make it through the entire list in one weekend day if you wanted. I have to give props to our Senior Editor Amanda MacArthur on this one, too. She shot this video when the heat index was 106 degrees! I’d say that deserves a watch. Then (on a cooler day!) we’ll talk about How to Throw a Backyard Pizza Party from Your Garden. Pizza is always a winner. Homegrown veggies are always a winner. Put them together and you’re in for a real treat! Here’s what the August issue looks like: - 10 Summer Garden Chores for a Happy Garden: These summer garden chores are easy and the reward is delicious. What’s not to love here? - Planting Vegetables in the Fall: Easy Crops for Now and Later: Here are some vegetables with short growing seasons. You can replant now and still harvest this year! We also show you what to plant now for a spring harvest. - How to Build a Pole Bean Teepee Trellis: No tools needed here! This classic garden helper has been around for ages. It’s simple and it works. In fact, if you build one now, you should still have time for a crop of pole beans before it gets too cold to grow them. - How to Throw a Backyard Pizza Party from Your Garden: Pizza is fun. Pizza with ingredients straight out of your own garden? Way more fun. If you’re feeling ambitious, this recipe includes instructions for making your own pizza crust. In fact, the August issue of [Food Gardening Magazine]( has a number of recipes featuring our produce of the month, including broccoli, chives, and melon. Melons are the ultimate in summer fruits and you don’t need a large garden to grow them, either. In Your Quick Start Guide to Growing Melons in Containers, we’ll walk you through the steps to growing melons, whether you have a potted garden on your balcony or a large raised bed in your backyard. We’re also highlighting chives. Chives are fairly easy to grow, but they never seem to get the love they deserve. In 10 Tips for Growing Chives (and 5 Reasons You Want To), you can find out what a superstar this unassuming herb is in the garden. And now is the perfect time to plant a crop of broccoli for a fall harvest. In Making the Most of Broccoli Growing Season: From Seed to Soup, you’ll get a crash course in growing America’s favorite vegetable. Learn how to start seeds indoors or in the ground. Find out which plants make good broccoli neighbors and which don’t. Then learn how to harvest this culinary delight. It’s all in the August issue of [Food Gardening Magazine]( Thank you for taking the time to read [Food Gardening Magazine](. 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