Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( October 23, 2022 Ă‚ Enjoy this newsletter?
Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [How to Build a DIY Hoop House for Raised Beds]( [DIY Hoop House]( Keeping your garden warm in late fall or early spring can be accomplished in a number of ways. One of the more permanent solutions is to build a cold frame. A cold frame attaches to your raised bed and can be propped up to offer a greenhouse effect during the day, and closed to keep seedlings or plants warm during the night when temperatures are colder. [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 ...](
 Growing Fruits & Berries [A Simple Guide to Fruit Tree Companion Plants]( [Best Shovel]( We know basil and tomatoes taste great together, and they [grow well together in the garden](. We know corn, beans, and squash are great [garden companions](. But vegetables and herbs aren’t the only ones that make good companions in the garden. Fruit trees enjoy good neighbors, too. And if you plant fruit trees (or want to), you may want to know a little about fruit tree companion plants. [Read More...](  [Cherries]( [All Things Cherry Gardening Guide Available Now!]( They’re sweet and beautiful and have a shade of bright red named for them—they’re cherries! What’s more, cherry trees are lovely in the landscape even when they’re not producing fruit, and you can learn all there is to know about growing and eating them in our All Things Cherry Gardening Guide! [Read More ...](
 Growing Fruits & Berries [Planning a Backyard Orchard You Can Harvest Year-Round]( [Micro-Gardening]( Whether spring or fall, both are great times to start your backyard orchard! If you’ve been following along for some time, you know that when we bought our house, it had the most beautiful flower gardens, but I had a hard time loving them. In fact, I sort of hated them, because I didn’t know these plants. Does that make sense? They were planted by someone who clearly loved them, but my heart just wasn’t feeling it. Over the years I have slowly transformed much of the land from flowers to food, starting with my largest plot of veggies, front and center, with berry bushes along the edges, and a solo apple tree—don’t worry, my neighbor has eight more for a pollination assist. [Read More...](  [Brussels Sprouts]( [The Bountiful Brussels Sprouts Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Brussels sprouts have gone from most hated to almost most loved! With the Bountiful Brussels Sprouts Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious food. [Read More ...](
 Indoor Gardening [5 of the Best Container Fruit Trees to Grow Inside the Home]( [Shallow Root Vegetables]( There are many reasons to consider growing fruit trees indoors. For me, it all boils down to control. With [container fruit trees]( like container vegetable gardens, you have total control over watering, pruning, sunlight and location, can make all the difference in a fruit tree’s yield. While it’s certainly possible to [grow a fruit tree from seed]( you’ll have better luck and a faster yield of fruit by purchasing a seedling. [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 Gardening Guide, 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 right now! [Read More ...](
 Garden Design [10 Winter & Fall Cover Crops You Can Plant Now]( [Winter & Fall Cover Crops]( I’m writing this in early fall in the northeastern part of the United States, where fall weather is well underway. The last of my summer tomatoes are ready for harvest, and the [Delicata squash]( is in. And though there are still quite a few cooler weather vegetables in the garden, the season is definitely winding down, meaning it’s time to think about planting some winter and fall cover crops. [Read More...](  [Winter Squash]( [Winning Winter Squash Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Squash have been a popular crop for 10,000 years! With our Winning Winter Squash Gardening Guide you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying squash of many varieties — from planting to eating! [Read More ...](
 Vegetable Gardening [The Best Heirloom Vegetable Plants to Grow]( [White Tiny Bugs]( Mention [heirloom vegetable plants]( and immediately we think of rich [tomatoes]( sweet [corn]( or bright purple carrots. The other thing that comes to mind is a garden full of vegetables that get ruined by disease or eaten by bugs or that fail to thrive because they have such specific growing needs. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine Nov/Dec 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll delight in 40 Holiday Sweets for Gatherings and Gifting. You’ll discover our Pie Table Favorites like Mini Pumpkin Pies and Cranberry Pecan Lattice Pie. We also share 12 Cheerful Holiday Cookies like Chewy Maple Sugar Cookies and First Snow Cookies. You’ll also enjoy Perfect Pot Luck Desserts like Ho-Ho-Ho-liday Cinnamon Rolls and Melty Mint Bark. Explore the issue now and get cooking! [Read More ...](
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