For people who want to grow more food with less work. đą This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribersâhere's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
how to protect your landscape over winter âď¸
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I'm typing this after we've had several nights of hard freezes, and it definitely feels like we're transitioning to winter. (I don't mind, because we've had a beautiful autumnâlonger than usual, it seemsâand I'm ready to crank up the wood stove and hunker down at home.) My garden is also going into hibernation mode, and I spent this week covering the last of my beds and throwing a fresh layer of mulch around my perennials and overwintering crops. Most plants don't mind the cold as long as they're hardy to your region, but young trees and shrubs are sometimes susceptible to winter ails like frost heaving (when freeze/thaw cycles end up exposing roots), desiccation (the damaging effects of cold, drying winds), or even sunscald (basically, a sunburnâyep, it can still happen in winter). If you just planted a tree this fall or have trees and shrubs that are only a couple seasons in, it's worth taking a few extra measures this month to protect them from the elements in winter so they'll spring back next year. Signed books!Several people have asked where they can order a signed copy of The Route 66 Cookbook as well as my other books. âHere's the direct link to buy oneâat this time, I'm only shipping signed books within the USA and they ship via Media Mail, so please take that into account if you're trying to time delivery of a gift. I'm on the west coast and it usually takes 5-8 business days to reach the east coast... but with the post office, you never know! I send everything the next day or even the same day, so trust that I will get my books to you as soon as I'm able! Thank you SO MUCH for your support! And if you have any of my books, especially The Route 66 Cookbook, I'd be grateful it if you could take a couple minutes to leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. đ P.S. Winter can be hard on plants. Here's how to protect trees and shrubs so they come back in spring. P.P.S. If you haven't filled out my reader survey yet and have a bit of time, I'd be very grateful if you took 2 minutes to give me your feedback on what Garden Betty should look like in 2026. đ
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Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. đą This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribersâhere's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."