Test Soil Quality, Freezing Fresh Apples, Best Way to Freeze Butternut Squash, and Easy Peach Pie

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( August 5, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Soil & Fertilizer [Is it Safe? How to Test Soil Quality Before Growing Edible Plants]( [greenhouse problems]( I’ll be the first to admit that when I’m dreaming about a new garden, I don’t put a lot of thought into learning how to test soil quality. Or I didn’t, anyway. I do now. I’m not talking about [pH levels]( or [how well the soil drains]( here. This is about the safety of the soil. [Read More...](  [Summer Squash]( [All You Need to Know About Growing Summer Squash Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Squash is a noble and, unlike many other crops, native American food! With the All You Need to Know About Growing Summer Squash Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [The Easiest Method for Freezing Fresh Apples for Baking]( [Sage]( Hooray! You Pumpkin-Spice-latte’d your way through your own apple trees and/or every apple orchard in town and found yourself barricaded in your kitchen with no less than 20 pounds of apples. You already baked everything in your recipe book and your family can’t eat another apple pie, crumble, sauce, or turnover. You’ve given away apples to neighbors, mail carriers, random people walking their dog by your house. There are still apples in your kitchen. The time has come to accept your fate of freezing fresh apples. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [August 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Don't miss these feature articles and videos: “Garden-to-Glass Cocktails”, “Planting Vegetables in the Fall”, and “10 Summer Garden Chores for a Happy Garden”! And for the industrious, check out “How to Build a Pole Bean Teepee Trellis” for a quick tutorial on building a trellis for your beans. Plus, new ways to enjoy Ginger, Fennel, and Peaches. [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [The Best Way to Freeze Butternut Squash for Soups & Stews]( [Butternut Squash]( Sometimes I feel like Lucille Ball at the chocolate factory when I’m knee-deep in [harvest season]( and just can’t keep up with using all of my delicious veggies. Even after I gift them to family and neighbors I’m always looking for creative ways to preserve vegetables once harvested. Enter butternut squash! [Read More...]( [Peaches]( [Perfect Peaches Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Peaches are so sweet, they’re used as a synonym for a person who is delightful! With this Perfect Peaches Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious fruit. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Easy Peach Pie]( [Peach]( This Easy Peach Pie is truly a showstopper that will have everyone asking you for the recipe. It’s especially easy as it doesn’t have a crust to fuss over. [Read More...]( [GPA Logo]( [HALF-PRICE Deal for Food Gardening members - Plus, FREE Bonus When You Act Today!]( [Cabot Prime Plus]( Get your HALF-PRICE subscription to GreenPrints, the only gardening publication to bring you joy, wisdom, humor, and heart-warming stories and tales! And your FREE bonus, The Weeder’s Reader now! [Claim Your HALF-PRICE Subscription Now!](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Best Way to Grow Tomatoes]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Recipes from Your Garden]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [How to Grow a Vegetable Garden]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](    You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from Food Gardening Network. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address [Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com](mailto:support@foodgardening.mequoda.com) to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Send us a message]( Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own FREE advice about growing food at home.]( Copyright © 2022 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 99 Derby Street, Suite 200 Hingham, MA 02043 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.