Welcome, January! We are always grateful to hear from our readers. A lot of times, you add some wonderfully helpful gardening advice, too! 

“This FREEBIE is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to start their own fruit garden! The guide on the “15 Easiest Fruits to Grow at Home” is perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. It offers great insights into fruits that require minimal care, making it easy to enjoy fresh, homegrown produce. Can’t wait to get planting!”

“I didn’t know you could freeze eating apples. We have a lot this year so I am going to do this. Many thanks”

“I have had a compost for a long while and pretty much included all your “yes” items in my compost site. Works out quit well, and thanking you for your compost list. Now I know I am doing the right stuff all along. Love the magazine. Thank you for all.”

Some tips from our community:

“I would dap the apples dry with paper towels or clean kitchen towel so it would help with the dry time when dehydrating.” – Anonymous

“In all of your bread making recipes you should specify the use of bottled water. The chlorine in my tap water kills all yeast. I never see it mentioned in published recipes.” – Anonymous

“I use our hydroponic system over the winter. I use distilled or very pure reverse osmosis water from our well to prevent the minerals from offsetting the fertilizer. Our reverse osmosis system was set up by Culligan, with a whole house pre filter down to about 0.5 micron filtration but does nothing for the hardness.” – Anonymous

If you’d like to share your feedback in a future issue, please comment below or email your comments, feedback, and suggestions to submissions@foodgardening.com with “Subscriber Feedback” in the email subject line.