This Week's Bounty: How to Stop Cutworms, Open Air Composting, Sun Scorched Plants, Fruits & Vegetables to Plant in June & More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( June 5, 2022  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June]( [Preventing Weeds in Your Garden]( Some plants like the cool weather, while others prefer the heat. Some plants are easy to start indoors, like tomatoes, and others prefer to be planted directly, like beans. One of my rules of thumb is to visit my local garden center and follow their guidance. They don’t typically put anything out until it’s safe for them to be planted. That’s why you might see herbs in May, but not tomatoes until late May or June. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [June 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Welcome to the June 2022 issue of Food Gardening Magazine! In this issue, you’ll learn all about “10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June,” and get advice for gardening in raised beds. Plus, you’ll find in-depth articles about growing Eggplants, Watermelon, and Lettuce. We share tips, advice, resources, and easy-to-make and tasty recipes you won’t want to miss! [Read More ...](  Pests and Diseases [How to Stop Cutworms from Eating Your Vegetable Garden]( [Cutworms]( They hide in your garden in the cold of winter, emerging in spring to feed on the stems of your young, vulnerable seedlings. They are cutworms. And if you don’t know how to stop cutworms before they get started, they can decimate your garden. [Read More...](  [Cucumber]( [The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Cucumbers are easy to grow and will reward you with delicious dishes and health benefits! With The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Garden Tools [5 Cool Gardening Tools for the Plant-Lover in Your Life]( [Gardening Tools]( Gift-giving for the plant-lover in your life can be tricky, especially if you think they already have everything they need. Imagine your loved one opening a holiday or birthday gift with excitement and anticipation, only to unveil a 20lb bag of [potting soil](. Sure, it’ll be useful, but it doesn’t exactly have the wow-factor you may be looking for. I’ve put together a list of 5 cool gardening tools for the plant-lover in your life that I think are thoughtful, unique, and useful. (And are NOT a bag of dirt!) [Read More...](  [Dill]( [Delightful Dill Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Dill is one of the easiest, most gardener-friendly plants to grow and has dozens of culinary uses—every part of the plant is edible! Dill grows almost anywhere, the plant is both herb and spice, it’s not too picky about soil or water, and is bothered by few pests and diseases. With this gardening guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting this aromatic plant. Get recipes for easy, savory dishes that make it all the more rewarding to grow your own dill. Get it all in this Delightful Dill Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Composting [The Do's and Don'ts of Open Air Composting]( [Best Cover Crops]( Figuratively. There are things you’ll want to know before you “figuratively” jump into open-air composting because I’m guessing you don’t want to actually do that. [Read More...](  [Green Beans]( [Grow Great Green Beans Guide Available Now!]( Looking for an easy crop that delivers a high yield, plenty of nutrition, and can make a statement in your garden? Grow green beans! you get all the details that go into growing crisp, crowd-pleasing beans that practically grow themselves. Get it all in the Grow Great Green Beans Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [Can You Freeze Spinach and For How Long?]( [Freeze Spinach]( Because [spinach]( is so easy to grow, I almost always end up with way more than I can eat, no matter how many recipes I have. What to do with all of the extra? Can you freeze [spinach]( The short answer is, yes, you can. But you can’t just throw your harvest into a freezer bag and forget it. (Well, actually you can, but we’ll get to that in a minute.) [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 ...](  Container Gardening [5 Ways to Save Sun Scorched-Plants from Heat Stress]( [Indoor Mushroom Garden]( It is a real bummer to walk to your garden on a summer afternoon and find sun-scorched plants wilting away in the heat. You’ve [tested your soil]( and you even started your own compost to make sure your plants have plenty of nutrition. You started your seeds indoors, and you made sure to harden off the seedlings before they went into the ground. And today, you see several plants with crispy-edged leaves and faded areas. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine May / June 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll discover 43 Sweet and Savory Salads including “Fresh & Simple Dressings” and “Lettuce-less Bowls”. For your BBQs and Pot Lucks we have “The Best Pasta and Potato Salads Ever”, and for those with a sweet tooth, we have included “Sweet Fruit Salads for Dessert". 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