Happy September! We are always grateful to hear from our readers. A lot of times, you add some wonderfully helpful gardening advice, too! If you’d like your feedback to be shared, please comment below or email your comments, feedback, and suggestions to submissions@foodgardening.com with “Subscriber Feedback” in the email subject line.
” I learned somewhere that banana peels were good for black spot on roses. For about 15 years now, I dry the banana peels, then grind them in my garden blender with egg shells, tea leaves, coffee grounds. etc. I still have some black spot on certain roses but considering the number of beautiful roses that bloom in my organic garden, I am very pleased.”
– Andra
“I really appreciate the history you include that provides the “root” experience and progression of carrot transformations. Thank you!”
– Sharon, on our Introduction to Carrots
“I pour a bag of composted manure, or fresh, aged manure, into a garbage pail. Fill to the top with water and stir…compost tea! Water my plants with it all summer long, refilling the water. I’m 81, learned from my late father, who had the most fantastic garden, and I do too. Time tested!!!”
– Fran Mazzara
“This Fall, I plan to give garlic another chance to grow as previously, either the garlic never grew or grew too high. Let me explain, I planted garlic in early Fall and used straw from Halloween hobby store to cover plants. Much to my surprise the plants grew to over 5 ft high, when I took pictures to my local nursery to ask what happened we had a good laugh, I was growing hay not garlic.”
– Lynda D.
- “All good, I can pick and choose what I read more in depth based on my interests/preferences. Thanks for the variety!”
- “Thank you for continuing to give me information that I need to continue the garden that my late husband treasured.”
- “I love that we can download the full issue as one file! Then I can read offline at my leisure.”
- “I’m SO happy to be part of this community. I sent my best friend a subscription because I loved it so much. She loves gardening as much as I do. She’s in Missouri and I’m in Colorado.”
– Anonymous replies to our recent surveys
