This Week's Bounty: Indoor Citrus Trees, Best Temperature for Seedlings, Soil Sample Testing, & Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( January 30, 2022  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [3 Easy Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes]( Is there really a good way to get excited about salad? I know a few. And if you have a few homemade salad dressing recipes up your sleeve, I know you will too. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Food Gardening Magazine February 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Grow your own lettuce, herbs, fruits, and vegetables all year long in any climate with help from our February 2022 hydroponics issue. [Read More...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [10 Care Tips for Keeping Indoor Citrus Trees Alive in the Winter and Beyond]( Your indoor citrus trees have a thing or two to say about your relationship. Don’t take this the wrong way; they appreciate what you do for them. But unless you make some changes, this isn’t going to last. [Read More...](  [Lemons]( [Tart & Tangy lemon Guide Available Now!]( Lemons may seem like an exotic tree to grow, but all they need is a little TLC to give you years of tangy harvests! You don’t have to live in a subtropical zone to grow lemons—there are plenty of varieties happy to grow as productive houseplants! With this collection, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting bright, fragrant lemons. Get recipes for dishes sweet and savory that make it all the more rewarding to grow your own lemons. Get it all in this Tart & Tangy Lemon Guide Collection right now! [Read More...](  Pests & Diseases [10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control in Your Kitchen Garden]( The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets in the way of that joy? Bugs. Gross, invasive, plant-eating, vegetable-killing bugs! I’m looking at you, Tomato Hornworm! I’ll never forget the first time I grew a large crop of [tomatoes](. I would pop outside to check on my kitchen garden and see that some of my tomatoes had been chewed, and others were missing leaves or stems were completely bare. The culprit that year was the Tomato Hornworm, and it caused me to lose nearly half of my tomatoes (and my mind!). Needless to say, I hadn’t considered using plants for bug control at that point. [Read More...](  [Tomatoes]( [The Everything Tomato Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Tomatoes are the most popular plant for home gardeners! With The Everything Tomato Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food, from the history and background of the mighty tomato to specific advice on growing, harvesting, and enjoying your hard work! [Read More...](  Seeds & Seedlings [What is the Best Temperature for Seedlings to Thrive?]( Too hot or too cold, and those freshly germinated seeds won’t go anywhere. They won’t grow into those juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, or rich eggplants that we love. So what is the best temperature for seedlings? How can we make sure they thrive? [Read More...](  [Chives]( [Chill Chives Guide Available Now!]( You can’t make a meal out of chives, but sometimes chives can make the meal. We have recipes for you that make the most of the fragrant flavor of chives. And you can grow your own chives indoors on a sunny windowsill, in containers on your deck or balcony, or out in the garden in raised beds or open land. Learn what it takes to add chives to your herb garden. We’ll explain how to choose the chives that are right for you, how to get them started, and how to enjoy them after harvest. [Read More...](  Food Preservation [Are You Storing Onions the Wrong Way? Learn How to Store Every Variety]( All hail the mighty (and versatile as heck) [onion]( From subtle flavors to sharp zings, onions can add so many dimensions to your [recipes](. Being able to use your own homegrown onions all winter long is the ultimate Little House on the Prairie dream. It’s also super cost-effective and adds peace of mind knowing that you’ve grown and stored your onions without chemicals or other variables coming into the mix. Storing onions is an excellent way to enjoy your vegetable garden in the cold winter months. I’ve put together some basic information and guidelines for how to store or preserve your onions, no matter what type. [Read More...](  [Onions]( [The Outstanding Onion Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Onions make everything taste better! From burgers to salads to soups and more, onions offer a broad range of flavors from sweet to zesty. Gardeners love to grow them, and their friends and family love to eat them—raw or cooked! With The Outstanding Onion Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More...](  Soil & Fertilizer [5 Benefits of Soil Sample Testing Before You Plant]( I’ll be the first to admit that I planted many a garden without soil sample testing. Looking back, that probably explains a lot. The poor production, wilting, stunted growth, and just the plain old failure to thrive were more common than I’d care to remember. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Food Gardening Magazine February 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Grow your own lettuce, herbs, fruits, and vegetables all year long in any climate with help from our February 2022 hydroponics issue. 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