Best Vegetables for Canning and Preserving, Keep Animals Out of Compost Bins, No Sugar Freezer Jam, and Strawberry Limeade

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( August 1, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2023 Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your Summer food garden today! - Never miss an important Summer task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! - Covers every month of Summer! [Read More ...]( Food Preservation [10 of the Best Vegetables for Canning and Preserving]( [Article 1]( There’s something special about growing pounds and pounds of your favorite vegetables. It makes every meal feel like a celebration when you have heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, crunchy cucumbers, and sweet peppers on your plate. As much as I love to cook, however, there are only so many veggies I can eat or share before they go bad. Enter… canning. Now, what are the best vegetables for canning and preserving? [Read More...](  [Beets]( [Beautiful Beets Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Beets are the crown jewels of vegetables. Not only do they come in jewel tones of ruby and amber, but they are easy to grow and so nutritious! A cool weather crop, beets can be enjoyed from late spring into deep fall. Learn what it takes to add beets to your garden. We’ll explain how to choose the beets that are right for you, how to get them started, and how to enjoy them after harvest. [Read More ...](  Composting [How to Keep Animals Out of Compost Bins]( [Article 2]( Composting is the gift that keeps on giving. I love turning food scraps, cardboard, grass clippings, and other green and brown materials into a usable and nutritious soil amendment. It saves money and the planet. Not to mention trash day is a lot lighter! With so many ways to compost, finding a method that works for your lifestyle is pretty easy. You may run into issues keeping critters out of your compost pile. Whether it’s your furbabies or some rogue raccoon posse, it’s important to learn how to keep animals out of compost bins and piles. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [August 2023 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll get in-depth articles and videos, including “How to Create a Food Forest of Flowering Fruit Trees”, “How to Plant a Bare Root Apple Tree.” Plus, get palate-pleasing advice for making “Homemade Peach Schnapps” and get a few pointers in “Planting Vegetables in the Fall: Easy Crops for Now and Later.” Enjoy spotlights on how to grow and cook with lemons, watermelons, and peaches! [Read More...](  Food Preservation [How to Make a No Sugar Freezer Jam from Fresh Fruit]( [Article 3]( No sugar freezer jam? Yup. I know the first year I had a bumper crop of strawberries, I didn’t know what to do with them all. There was no way I could use them all before they went bad, no matter how many strawberry-rhubarb pies I made and gave away to friends. [Read More...]( [Strawberries]( [The All-Strawberry Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Strawberries are among the most popular home crops, growing everywhere from hanging pots to open land gardens. With this All-Strawberry Gardening Guide, you can get all the details that go into raising delicious, sweet berries of your own. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Strawberry Limeade]( [Recipe]( The bright, sweet notes of fresh strawberries and tart lime juice in this Strawberry Limeade are sure to make it your go-to thirst quencher. [Read More...]( [GP]( [FREE for You Now: Printable Butterfly Garden Planting Chart!]( Download this FREEBIE now and get: - Beautiful full-color printable chart. - Which plants attract butterflies? - Best flowers for your garden. - Fun facts about each of the 24 plants. 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