This Week's Bounty: Gardening Tools for Seniors, Animal Manure as Fertilizer, Best Way to Preserve Beans, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( October 16, 2022  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [Planning a Garden with the Best Vegetables for Pickling and Preservation]( [5 Vegetables to Plant in October]( When you come up with a plan for your garden, do you usually have a cuisine in mind? I know that when I plant, I always want to have tomatoes and basil on hand for Caprese salads, pesto, and tomato sauce. Though in reality, because my garden is always so full of fresh juicy vegetables, they sometimes go to waste because I haven’t gotten to them in time. I’m sure you know what I mean, frustrating, right? [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [October 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll learn all about “How to Build a DIY Hoop House for Raised Beds” plus, get advice for "5 Vegetables to Plant in October" and "Planning a Garden with the Best Vegetables for Pickling and Preservation", and get in-depth articles about Carrots, Pumpkins, and Cranberries with tips, advice, and some quick-and-easy tasty recipes! [Read More ...](  Garden Tools [8 Gardening Tools for Seniors That Actually Make a Difference]( [Best Shovel]( As someone who has suffered from back issues since I was a teen, and vertigo as an adult, the idea of bending over for a long time, and the standing up and sitting down over and over again routine is something I dread. So while I’m not a senior, I empathize with and actively seek out gardening tools for seniors to use myself to reduce pain and dizziness. [Read More...](  [Kale]( [Kale: The Queen of Greens Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Learn how to get started growing your own kale plants in our Queen of Greens Kale Gardening Guide! There is so much to do with delicious home-grown kale—smoothies, salad, stew, even kale chips! [Read More ...](  Composting [How to Use Animal Manure as Fertilizer for Food Gardens]( [Micro-Gardening]( Using manure as fertilizer is not new. Commercial farms have done it for ages. But given that most of us home gardeners don’t have the same space or tools as commercial farms, it can feel a little daunting to determine how to use animal manure as fertilizer. [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 ...](  Vegetable Gardening [7 Shallow Root Vegetables That Grow Great in Containers and Tough Spots]( [Shallow Root Vegetables]( Nice as it would be, we don’t all have big plots of land and healthy, rich soil to grow our gardens. Heck, some of us don’t have any land at all, so we stick to [container gardens]( on the balcony or front porch. Even though that may seem limiting, there are a lot of shallow root vegetables that work in containers or those tough spots that don’t seem useful for growing anything. [Read More...](  [Asparagus]( [Asparagus—King of the Garden Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Want a home garden crop that will produce delicious, nutritious, stately vegetables for decades? Then plant asparagus. You’ll need a little patience at first, but once established, asparagus will reward you for years to come. With the Asparagus—King of the Garden Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [What is the Best Way to Preserve Beans to Last the Longest?]( [Preserve Beans to Last the Longest]( Let’s talk about beans. Dry beans, green beans, snap beans, bush beans, pole beans … there’s no shortage of beans. But what’s the best way to preserve beans? [Read More...](  [Pears]( [Picture Perfect Pear Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Pears are a popular fruit, running a close second to apples! With the Picture Perfect Pear Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious fruit, including specific advice about planting, pruning, and harvesting, watering tips, and easy-to-make, delicious recipes! [Read More ...](  Garden Design [7 Creative Vegetable Garden Border Fence Ideas]( [White Tiny Bugs]( Good fences make good neighbors, but can they make good gardens, too? A vegetable garden border fence can accomplish a few different goals all at once. For one, it can keep rabbits and other critters from wreaking havoc on your vegetables. A garden border fence also provides some visual separation in your yard. Depending on the material, fencing can serve as a wind shield to more delicate vegetables or seedlings and even provide some partial shade for others. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine Sept/Oct 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, we’ll go on a Culinary Tour of 36 European-Inspired Dishes. You’ll discover 11 Italian Dinners and Desserts like Authentic Italian Pizza Sauce. You’ll also find French Favorites such as Classic French Madeleines. You’ll Go Gaga for Greek with regional favorites like a traditional Tzatziki Cucumber Recipe and Greek Lemon Potatoes! You’ll also get lots more recipes from England, Spain, and Germany! 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