This Week's Bounty: Planting Seeds of Joy, Antimicrobial Herbs, Bring Dying Herbs Back to Life, Prevent Fungus, and More!

Our weekly roundup of advice and tips for growing good food at home. [Food Gardening Network Weekly]( September 29, 2024  [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]( [Planting Seeds of Joy: The Perfect Kids Vegetable Garden for Your Little Sprout]( 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...](  [Fall Calendar]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Fall Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Get checklists for garden tasks in September, October, November, and December—every month of Fall! - Prioritize your own garden with personal notes. - 8 fresh-from-the-garden Fall recipes! [Read More ...](  Composting [Tips for Managing Bugs in Compost Bins]( [Tips for Managing Bugs in Compost Bins]( I don’t want to write about bugs in compost bins any more than you want to read about it, but it happens, so here we are. Don’t worry; I’m not going to get into the creepy-crawly details. For your sake and mine, we’ll keep it vague. I’m still emotionally scarred from that scene in The Lost Boys (If you know, you know). [Read More...](  [Spinach]( [The Spinach Gardening Guide Available Now!]( With The Spinach Gardening Guide, you gain comprehensive knowledge on growing and enjoying this nutritious leafy green. Discover the ideal growing zones, soil requirements, optimal watering, and fertilization methods for lush, healthy spinach. Learn to prevent common pests and diseases and explore easy-to-follow recipes. [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [Can You Eat Green Tomatoes Raw or Are They Toxic?]( [Can You Eat Green Tomatoes Raw or Are They Toxic?]( I don’t know if you’ve ever been a part of a social media group for gardening where a thread turns into something you know not to be true, and you tell yourself, “hold back self, don’t be a know-it-all,” but then at some point, you can’t? [Read More...](  [Radish]( [Radiant Radishes Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Radishes are easy to grow and come in a variety of colors that span the entire rainbow. And did you know that how spicy a radish is, depends on when you harvest it? In this Gardening Guide, we’ll explain how to choose a radish variety and how to grow them in your garden, harvest them, and then enjoy them at your table. [Read More ...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [Antimicrobial Herbs You Can Grow at Home]( [Antimicrobial Herbs You Can Grow at Home]( Antimicrobial spices are certainly more well-known than antimicrobial herbs. Cloves, for example, are clinically proven to fight gum disease and they can relieve tooth pain. Cinnamon is revered for its antibacterial properties. [Read More...](  [Thyme]( [It's about Thyme Gardening Guide Available Now!]( If you’ve never grown thyme, or have only grown one kind, you’re missing out on one of the most versatile and easy-to-grow herbs in the garden. With the It's About Thyme Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. [Read More ...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [How to Bring Dying Herbs Back to Life]( [How to Bring Dying Herbs Back to Life]( It’s a sad sight. You leave town for a day or two or just get caught up in life, and by the time you look at your garden, all you see are dying herbs. They’re wilting, formerly lush leaves now withered and drooping toward the ground. They’re sitting in your favorite pot, soil hard as a rock, and stems barren and brown. [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 ...](  Container Gardening [How to Prevent Fungus on Vegetables in Pots & Containers]( [How to Prevent Fungus on Vegetables in Pots & Containers]( It’s a real bummer to find fungus on your vegetables. You spend months nurturing them, ensuring they get plenty of sunshine, water, fresh air, and the Netflix password. Then one day, seemingly out of nowhere, your vegetables aren’t looking so hot. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [October 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Discover in-depth articles, such as "12 Things to Grow in Your Greenhouse This Winter" and "What to Plant in October in Zones 4-10". Learn about carving pumpkins, pickling methods, and building hoop houses, then explore seed-saving and try our Pumpkin Grilled Cheese recipe. This month, you also get a special bonus, our "2025 Herb Garden Planning Kit". [Read More ...](  Member Favorites - [The Best Soil for an Indoor Vegetable Garden]( - [Baked Apple Chips]( - [5 Ways to Succeed at Apartment Container Gardening on a Budget]( - [8 French Cooking Herbs to Grow to Make Herbs de Provence]( - [How to Grow Bigger Pumpkins]( - [5 of the Best Container Fruit Trees to Grow Inside the Home]( - [Pumpkin and Bean Soup]( - [Spices vs. Herbs: An Introduction to Growing Your Own]( - [Classic Carrot Cake]( Premium Recipes of the Week - [Grilled Summer Squash and Red Onion with Feta]( - [Grilled Mexican Street Corn Salad]( - [Roasted Beet, Peach, and Goat Cheese Salad]( - [Grilled Potato Boats]( - [Fresh Sweet Corn Gazpacho](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Composting 101 Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Kitchen Garden Planting Charts]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Tomato Garden to Table]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](     About Food Gardening Network: Food Gardening Network is where three dynamic lifestyle brands—GreenPrints Magazine, Food Gardening Magazine, and Recipe Lion Magazine—unite to cultivate your passion for gardening and culinary delights. 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