This Week's Bounty: Pollinate Indoor Tomatoes, Clone Vegetables, Healthy Garden Soil, Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup, and More

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( March 27, 2022  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup]( [Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup]( Winter is the time for good homemade soup. The more veggies the better, and the easier to throw in a pot, even better. Throw it in, and let it go, I say. This recipe is slightly more involved, but I promise it’s for good reason! See, ever since I started making my own tomato sauces and pastes, I have come to adore the flavor of grilled and oven-baked tomatoes. The grill and oven bring out their sweetness and when you broil them, you get a little added smokiness. This Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup uses fresh baked and broiled tomatoes, but you can absolutely just grab yourself about 60 ounces of canned fire-roasted tomatoes if you want this comfort-soup to be a little more comforting and easy. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [April 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss “5 Things to Plant in April”, “Choosing Between Types of Pruning Shears” and “10 Easy DIY Garden Tools You Can Make” and “Red Curry Coconut Zucchini Noodles”. Plus in-depth articles about Rhubarb, Strawberry, and Summer Squash. [Read More...](  Growing Indoors [How to Pollinate Indoor Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Squash and Other Plants]( [Pollinate Indoor]( Living in the northeast, I don’t take indoor growing of fruits and vegetables that seriously. I consider it more of a hobby than a sustainable source of produce, and maybe even more of a science experiment. Here are some recent examples: “this winter, can I get a crop of cherry tomatoes before spider mites come in and attack them?” and “can I really get mini eggplants to grow this year, and will this DIY baby trellis be enough?” Figuring out how to pollinate indoor tomatoes was my first venture into the hand-pollinating world, and that was an experiment all in itself—and a fruitful one at that. [Read More...](  [Oranges]( [Juicy Oranges Guide Available Now!]( You don’t have to live in a subtropical climate to grow your own orange tree—container-grown trees can produce excellent fruit! Prepare to pick your ideal orange tree—for snacks, for juice, for homemade marmalade, and more! Learn how to get started growing your own orange trees in our Juicy Oranges collection. [Read More...](  Vegetable Gardening [20 Gardening Myths Busted]( [Gardening Myths]( Sometimes, gardening advice gets passed around like gossip. It could be gardening tips from your grandfather on your mother’s side or a neighbor’s anecdotal vegetable garden evidence. It’s easy to hear something a few times, begin to believe it, and then adopt it into your own gardening practice. Here are some gardening myths that I’ve heard passed around and how they are based on misinformation or outdated methods. [Read More...](  [Fennel]( [The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Fennel deserves a lot more love and attention from food gardeners! The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide will give you everything you need to know about fennel, including planting tips, harvesting methods, and quick-and-easy recipes that will please even the most discriminating diner! [Read More...](  Seeds & Seedlings [How to Clone Vegetables from Cuttings]( [Clone Vegetables]( If we can clone sheep, we can learn how to clone vegetables. At least, that’s my unofficial stance on the matter, since I have no idea how to clone a sheep. Besides, I have no great desire to [clone a sheep](. [Read More...](  [Kale]( [Kale: The Queen of Greens Guide Available Now!]( Learn how to get started growing your own kale plants in our Queen of Greens Kale Collection! There is so much to do with delicious home-grown kale—smoothies, salad, stew, even kale chips! [Read More...](  Vegetable Gardening [10 Vegetables that Require Little Sun to Flourish]( [Vegetables that require Litte Sun]( If you’re looking for vegetables that require little sun, I’ve got you covered. When we bought our house, my favorite thing in the backyard was the hundred-year-old Ash tree smack dab in the center of the yard. She was statuesque, gorgeous, sturdy, and shadier than a Real Housewife at a Reunion Show Special. [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...](  Soil & Fertilizer [How to Create Healthy Garden Soil in 7 Steps]( [Healthy Garden Soil]( If you want a healthy garden, you have to start with healthy garden soil. That’s why you’re here, right? I’ll be the first to admit that I love to see those gardens full of bushy basil, scores of deep purple eggplants, plant after plant of yellow and orange tomatoes ripening on the vine, and on and on. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine March / April 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll discover “41 new breakfast recipes” including “11 Ways to Enjoy Eggs”, and For the health-conscious, we have “10 Healthy Smoothies and Juices”, and for those with a sweet tooth, we have included “13 Sweet Starts”. 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