This Week's Bounty: Best Tool for Digging Holes, Prevent Squash Bugs, Get Seeds from Your Vegetables, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( November 20, 2022  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Featured Weekly Video [How to Get Seeds from Your Vegetables to Save for Next Year]( [How to Get Seeds from Your Vegetables to Save for Next Year]( In the cooler months, one of my favorite gardening activities is looking through seed catalogs and planning my spring garden. And I don’t know about you, but I know that in my experience it can be very tricky to get my hands on certain varieties of seeds that are either rare or in high demand. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [November 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Make the most of your harvest. Discover “How to Store Potatoes, Carrots & More for Winter”. Don’t miss November Gardening Tasks and Chores” and “How to Get Seeds from Your Vegetables to Save for Next Year.” Plus you’ll learn “How to Pickle: 3 Ways”, and get in-depth articles with tips and advice, and some quick-and-easy tasty recipes! [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [The Best Tool for Digging Holes for Plants Revealed]( [Gardening Tools]( Some years ago, when I was a kid, I planted my first “garden.” It wasn’t exactly what you might recognize as a garden, and unless you count rocks, there wasn’t really anything growing in my garden. But the holes I dug were world class. Probably because, in all the wisdom of my single-digit years, I knew I had the best tool for digging holes for plants: a stick. [Read More...](  [Parsley]( [How to Grow Parsley Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Parsley is a must-have herb for any kitchen—and every cook should have fresh parsley available to chop at all times. With our How to Grow Parsley Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this essential herb. [Read More...](  Vegetable Gardening [How to Prevent Squash Bugs from Overwintering]( [Prevent Squash Bugs from Overwintering]( First you notice yellow or brown spots on the leaves of your squash and zucchini plants. Then the plant begins to wilt. Your established plants begin to lose runners. Younger plants die. It must be the arch nemesis of cucurbits: the squash bug. [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 ...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [How to Start Growing Cantaloupe Vertically at Home]( [Growing Cantaloupe Vertically]( What’s that? Growing cantaloupe vertically? I get it. [Vertical gardening]( is a super way to get more out of your space, and it’s a fantastic idea for fruits and vegetables like [peas]( or beans. Cantaloupe, though? Seems like they would be too big and heavy to grow vertically. Spoiler alert: Growing cantaloupe vertically is very much doable. [Read More...](  [Melons]( [Marvelous Melon Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Melons come in a wide variety of flavors and textures sure to please any palate. With a little TLC, you can look forward to harvesting marvelous melons on the vine in your own garden—there are even varieties that are perfect for small spaces! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting bodacious, delicious melons. Get it all in this Marvelous Melon Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [Canning Cranberry Sauce: How to Get Perfect Results Every Time]( [Canning Cranberry Sauce]( I feel like maybe writing about canning cranberry sauce is tricky territory. As much as we all may enjoy homemade goodies, there’s something about that tin can of jellied cranberry sauce from the grocery store. [Read More...](  [Cranberries]( [Your Guide to Homegrown Cranberries]( Learn how to grow these tart, bright berries at home – without the bog! No bog needed! They grow on dry land just like your blueberries or raspberries. In fact, both blueberries and raspberries are great companion plants for cranberries. [Read More ...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [Fertilizing Fruit Trees: Why, How, and When to Start]( [Fertilizing Fruit Trees]( As much as I love [vegetable gardening]( there’s something truly magical about having a few [fruit trees in your yard](. A fresh apple or peach or cherry straight from the tree is simply unbeatable. Like all plants, though, fruit trees need certain nutrients to thrive, and over time, they can deplete the soil of these nutrients. That’s why fertilizing fruit trees is a sometimes important part of taking care of your vegetation. [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 ...](  Member Favorites - [How to Create a Living Wall Herb Garden Inside Your Home]( - [Is it Safe? 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