Home Gardener’s
Weekly
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No. 150
November
26, 2025
Big News!
Our Brand-New Grow Your Own Vegetables Skool Community Is Here!
We’re thrilled to announce something we’ve been cooking up behind the scenes…
📣 We’ve officially launched our own Skool community! ✨
If you haven’t heard of Skool yet, it’s a beautifully streamlined online learning and community platform designed to help you stay engaged, keep learning, and connect with like-minded gardeners in an easy, clutter-free environment.
What You’ll Find Inside Our Skool:
• A fresh, modern home for garden conversations
• A space to continue your learning with tips, discussions, posts, and guided resources
• Easy interaction with your fellow gardeners
• A supportive environment to share wins, ask questions, and stay inspired
Think of it as your new go-to garden hangout: simpler, more interactive, and built to support your garden journey year-round.
We have some exciting things planned with this community … come join the fun!
Every empty spot means less fresh food on your table—and a smaller return on your gardening investment.
That’s why Garden Trainer Crystal Meserole created the Maximize Your Garden Space Guide. Get the six strategies to maximize your harvests so you can get tons of fresh food on your plate for just pennies.
Inside, you’ll learn six tricks farmers and expert growers use to get more food:
🌱 Double up on your rows without overcrowding plants
🍅 Plant tomatoes to increase your overall harvest while increasing your grow space
🥕 Harvest your root crops to get higher yields
🥒 Break the rules of spacing in a way that fills your garden…and your harvest basket!
🥬 Bend the rules of gardening to grow longer into the season
These tricks make your harvesting process easier, keep your plants healthier, and give you more for all your garden efforts
Our brand new 4-week Manifesting Gardening Course with Stacey Murphy, Master Garden Trainer, guides you beyond growing vegetables to:
• Create simple rituals that open your intuition
• Receive subtle messages from your plants
• Shift your emotional state and calm your nervous system
• Reconnect with creativity, insight, and purpose
This course blends inner work + nature connection to help you feel grounded, inspired, and aligned with what you truly desire.
What’s Included:
✔ Live trainings with Stacey
✔ Manifesting Gardening playbook & guided practices
✔ Emotional grounding tools
… and more!
Class starts this week!
And the good news is … it’s available here for your watch the replay!
Inside the masterclass, Stacey shared three stories that illuminated how plants reflect your inner world — and how transformation really begins:
✨ Energy comes before action — your plants respond first to the state of your heart.
✨ Your energy is your intention — and intention shapes the way nature responds to you.
✨ Your garden is a portal — a place that helps you remember who you really are.
Whether you watch for grounding… clarity… inspiration… or simply to reconnect with the part of you that feels most alive in the garden, this training will meet you right where you are.
What: Wickedly Smart Water Harvesting with Greg Peterson
Who: Greg Peterson of Urban Farm
When: Watch It Now (Last week to view the class!)
Discover how to capture, store, and use water wisely — from rainwater and gray water to stormwater — so your garden thrives year-round, even in dry spells.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to:
🌧️ Harvest rainwater and graywater using simple, affordable methods
🏠 Design your property to make the most of every drop
💦 Skip expensive tanks and pumps with natural absorption techniques
💰 Lower your water bills while keeping your garden lush and productive
✍️ Apply real-world strategies from Greg’s urban farm
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN HARVEST CLUB
Harvest Clubbers, our latest Garden Jam is now live in the portal! Join us as we explore curing onions for long-lasting storage, unlock the secrets of healthy soil composition, and share plenty of extra tips to help your garden flourish. And while you’re there, browse the 100’s of resources available to you to learn and grow!
To view the replay, log into your portal and click here.
🍅 Harvest Club is your go-to for garden tips, Q&A, and fresh food inspiration! 🥕
Not a member yet? Harvest Club has tons of resources to help you thrive. Plus, you get access to ongoing garden support through email. Learn more and join us here.
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As a gardener, you know that what you put in your body matters — but did you know it matters for your skin too? Your skin reflects your inner health, and the right botanicals can help smooth fine lines, restore hydration, and support youthful elasticity.
From Brian Vaszily of the Art of Anti-Aging, the USDA Certified Organic Age-Defying Dream Cream delivers nature’s most effective botanicals to help your skin look and feel younger.
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Dear Arti:
Question: I have Fox Farm Potting Soil and coco coir available for my microgreens. I have not started them as of yet. What do you suggest I use as a starter? Potting Soil? Coco Coir? A combination, and if so, in what proportion. If I use coco coir, would you suggest any pre-treatment? – Marc S., NY
Answer: Hi Marc,
Great question!
I personally recommend just coconut coir with liquid nutrients for consistent results. However, if you’re going to mix in some of the Fox Farm, I’d say start with an 80/20 ratio of coconut coir to potting mix.
For the coconut coir, I do recommend rehydrating with epsom salt water (no more than 1 tbsp to 1 gallon of water), as coconut coir tends to bind up magnesium.
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Tis’ the season for … leaves! 🍂
This week, we’re spreading fallen leaves over our raised beds and around the base of select plants to protect them and enrich the soil as they overwinter.
A simple, natural way to nourish the garden for next season!
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