This Week's Bounty: Garden Planning Tools & Apps, Storing Food Without Refrigeration, Growing Bananas Indoors, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( January 14, 2024  [Freebie Text-Ad]( [Stop Bugs from Eating—and Ruining—Your Garden!]( [GET THIS FREEBIE NOW!](  Featured Weekly Video [Garden Planning Tools & Apps for the Savvy Gardener]( [Video]( In the era of smartphones and razor-thin laptops, where convenience and efficiency are prized, gardening enthusiasts often find themselves yearning for user-friendly tools to help them plan and manage their green spaces. Unfortunately, the realm of garden planning apps has been marred by clunky interfaces that feel like a blast from the past. [Read More...](  [2024 Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your 2024 food garden today! - Never miss an important task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! - Covers every month of 2024! [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [Can You Eat Green Tomatoes Raw or Are They Toxic?]( [Article 1]( Can you eat green tomatoes? Raw? Cooked? Diced into a salsa? Oh, this question is as old as time. What else would we bicker about at our gardening clubs, if not green tomatoes? [Read More...](  [Tomatoes]( [The Everything Tomato Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Tomatoes are the most popular plant for home gardeners! With The Everything Tomato Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food, from the history and background of the mighty tomato to specific advice on growing, harvesting, and enjoying your hard work! [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [15 Tips for Safely Storing Food Without Refrigeration From Your Garden]( [Article 2]( Losing power always makes me think of orange sherbet. It was 1991, and Hurricane Bob had wiped out our electricity and all my mother was worried about was how we needed to eat all the food in the refrigerator before it went bad. There I was, sitting on the couch next to my grandmother, each of us with a spoon shoveling orange sherbet into our faces. Whether you are prepping for storm season, or just like the peace of mind of diversifying your food storage options, storing food without refrigeration is a useful skill. [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 [10 Tips for Growing Bananas Indoors with Fruitful Results]( [Article 3]( If you’ve seen a banana tree in the wild, you might think the idea of growing bananas indoors is ludicrous. Depending on the variety, “average” banana trees can grow anywhere from 20 to 40 feet tall. [Read More...](  [Raspberries]( [Raspberries Rule! Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Raspberries are perennial favorites among home gardeners for their ease of growing and prolific yield of plump, juicy berries. With the Raspberries Rule! Gardening Guide premium collection, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Food Preservation [Lavender: How to Dry It Three Easy Ways]( [Article 4]( If I had to choose the most mysterious flower in my [herb garden]( it would be lavender. How to dry it, use it, and [cook with it]( are all questions I asked myself once I started growing lavender instead of buying it fully prepared for my every whim. [Read More...](  [Lavender]( [Lovely Lavender Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Lavender have been a popular crop for 10,000 years! With our Lovely Lavender Gardening Guide you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying lavender of many varieties — from planting to eating! [Read More ...](  Soil & Fertlizer [Can Fertilizer Go Bad? And 5 More Facts About Garden Food]( [Article 5]( I think fertilizer companies have borrowed sales strategies from hotdog bun companies. There’s either too much fertilizer left over, or not enough to complete the task. I always seem to wind up with leftover fertilizer. What to do with the leftover garden food? Will it keep until next season? Can fertilizer go bad? [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [January 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Get in-depth articles and videos, including our feature article about "5 Garden Planning Tools & Apps" and “How to Propagate Rosemary and Other Herbs Indoors.” You’ll also learn to make “3 Easy Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes." Plus, enjoy spotlights on how to grow and cook with oregano, hot peppers, and tomatoes! [Read More ...](  Member Posts: New This Week - [Composting with Paul the Opossum]( - [Parker the Protector]( - [Bacon-Wrapped Brussels Sprouts: A Magical Duo of Flavor]( - [The Best Eggnog Recipe Ever]( Member Favorites - [10 of the Best Vegetables for Canning and Preserving]( - [How to Make Self-Watering Plant Bulbs From Recycled Bottles]( - [Spices vs. Herbs: An Introduction to Growing Your Own]( - [The Differences Between Epigeal and Hypogeal Germination Explained]( - [How to Create a 3 Bin Compost System with Recycled Materials]( - [Hybrid Vegetables, Heirloom & GMO: What's the Difference?]( - [How to Drill Drainage Holes in Any Kind of Planter]( - [Antimicrobial Herbs You Can Grow at Home]( - [How to Make DIY Plant Containers from Recyclable Materials]( Premium Recipes of the Week - [Chile Pepper Butter]( - [Pepper and Potato Frittata]( - [Chile Rellenos Stuffed with Chicken]( - [Habanero Hot Sauce]( - [Hot Chile Chicken Wings]( [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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