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The Kitchen Garden Letter
One short email every Sunday for backyard vegetable growers: what to plant this week, how to fix what is wilting and a recipe for the harvest. Read by 12,400 gardeners.
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In every issue
Three short parts, five minutes to read
This week in the garden
A short to-do list by growing zone, so you plant and harvest on time.
Fix it
One reader question answered, like yellow leaves, split tomatoes or squash bugs.
From the harvest
A simple recipe for whatever is coming in, tested in my own kitchen.
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- Issue 148: Plant your garlic nowWhy fall beats spring for garlic, and how deep to plant it
- Issue 147: Saving tomato seedsAll you need is a jar, some water and five days
- Issue 146: Cover crops for lazy gardenersTwo seeds that feed your soil all winter
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