This Week's Bounty: Planting Seeds of Joy, Freezing Fresh Apples, Seed Sowing Methods, Soil Solarization, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( September 17, 2023  [Freebie Text-Ad]( [Stop Bugs from Eating—and Ruining—Your Garden!]( [GET THIS FREEBIE NOW!](  Featured Weekly Video [Planting Seeds of Joy: The Perfect Kids Vegetable Garden for Your Little Sprout]( [Video]( Want to work some veggie magic on your kids? Forget the constant battle at the dinner table; let’s plant a kid’s vegetable garden and sprinkle some green enchantment into their lives! [Read More...](  [Tomatoes Garden to Table Recipe Card Kit]( [FREE Printable Tomatoes: Garden-to-Table Recipe Card Kit]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club today: - How to grow tomatoes from seed, cuttings, or seedlings - The best types of tomatoes for salsa, soup, slicing, and much more. - 21 fresh-from-the-garden tomato recipes! [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [The Easiest Method for Freezing Fresh Apples for Baking]( [Article 1]( 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...](  [Potatoes]( [How to Grow Potatoes Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Potatoes and sweet potatoes have been around for thousands of years, and they’re a main staple in many cultures. Both of these vegetables are easy to grow at home. With the How to Grow Potatoes Gardening Guide, you’ll learn all you need to know about growing and enjoying these fabulous root vegetables. [Read More ...](  Seeds & Seedlings [What's the Charles Dowding Multi-Sowing Seeds Method?]( [Article 2]( Tell me, fellow gardener… if you buy a square of onion sprouts at the gardening supply shack, do you plant each little tiny bulb one by one, or do you bunch them? When you plant carrots, do you space your seeds apart, or do you just sprinkle and see what happens? Most gardeners I talk to thin them out, one by one, but master gardener Charles Dowding would disagree, so I wanted to talk about his multi-sowing seeds method, because last year I tried out both! [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 ...](  Pests & Diseases [5 Reasons to Try Soil Solarization This Year (and 3 Reasons Not To)]( [Article 3]( Ta-da! That’s what my daughter says when she presents a magic trick. Pull a coin from behind my ear, and you’ll soon hear “ta-da!” A rabbit pulled from a hat is accompanied by expansive gestures and, of course, a hearty “ta-da!” So what’s that got to do with soil solarization? Well, it’s kind of like magic, and deserving of its own little “ta-da!” [Read More...](  [Ginger]( [Zesty Ginger Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Ginger is easier to grow than you may think! With the Zesty Ginger Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile plant—including specific advice about soil requirements and fertilizer, watering techniques to details about avoiding bacterial wilt, and even easy-to-make and delicious recipes that will allow you to enjoy the fruits of your ginger gardening labor! [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [Sunflower Companion Plants for a Vegetable Garden]( [Article 4]( I like a garden with a little more variety than just sunflowers, which is why I always look for sunflower [companion plants](. [Read More...](  [Corn]( [The Everything Corn Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Corn is an all-American staple! With The Everything Corn Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this unique food in your home garden, including advice on planting, raising, harvesting, and preparing dish after delicious dish featuring your home-grown corn. [Read More ...](  Container Gardening [How to Transplant Herbs into Indoor Pots for the Winter]( [Article 5]( Nothing beats the taste of fresh herbs and you will never change my mind. And this year, my outdoor herb garden is a thing of beauty. ::brushes dust off of shoulder:: But, I live in a climate that experiences cold winters and frozen ground. My darling herbs will not fair well. I know I can [harvest and preserve fresh herbs]( to use all winter, but I want fresh herbs too! If only there was a way to transplant herbs into indoor pots. Then you’d be able to use fresh herbs all year long without spending a fortune at the grocery store for those little dinky packages of “fresh” herbs. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [September 2023 Issue Available Now!]( IIn this issue you’ll get in-depth articles and videos dedicated to gardening with kids, Plus, discover cool weather vegetables to plant in September. Enjoy spotlights on how to grow and cook with apples, broccoli, and kale! [Read More ...](  Member Favorites - [How to Prepare Soil for Winter for a Better Garden Next Year]( - [How to Store Potatoes for the Winter]( - [Can You Build a Garden Bed on Concrete? 5 Ways to Prep Before You Plant]( - [5 Different Types of Vegetable Vines You Can Grow]( - [8 French Cooking Herbs to Grow to Make Herbs de Provence]( - [How to Grow Lingonberries and 3 Ways to Use Them]( - [5 Mistakes to Avoid When Adding Manure to Garden Beds]( - [7 Perennial Vegetables You Can Plant and Harvest Forever]( - [The Biggest Basil and Tomato Companion Planting Benefits]( Premium Recipes of the Week - [Baked Stuffed Apples]( - [Marinated Broccoli with Curry Dip]( - [Kale Dip]( - [Apple Cider]( - [Broccoli Gratin]( [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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