Every week, we send a short, useful email with seasonal gardening tips, new article highlights, and practical sustainability ideas you can use right away.
Our newsletter is designed to be the most useful email in your inbox each week. Here is what you can expect every Thursday morning:
Each issue highlights our newest published article with a brief summary and direct link, so you never miss a guide that could help your garden.
A timely, actionable gardening tip based on what is happening in gardens right now. Whether it is time to start seeds, apply mulch, or harvest, you will know exactly what to do this week.
A simple, practical idea for reducing waste, conserving resources, or living more sustainably at home. These are small changes that take minutes to implement but add up over time.
We answer a real question from a subscriber each week. If you have ever wondered about a specific gardening problem, chances are someone else has too, and we address it with detailed, practical advice.
Occasionally, we share discount codes and deals from trusted seed companies and tool makers. These are offers negotiated exclusively for GuideQuill subscribers and are not available on the website.
Sent every Thursday at 8 AM ET
Average read time per issue
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A few examples of the kind of content our subscribers receive each week:
We shared the jar test method for determining your soil type — fill a jar with soil and water, shake it, and let it settle. The layers tell you your sand, silt, and clay ratios. Subscribers also got our printable soil amendment cheat sheet.
For subscribers who felt they had missed the spring planting window, we listed five fast-growing crops that thrive when planted in early summer: bush beans, cucumbers, summer squash, okra, and sweet potatoes.
Instead of drying herbs, chop them and freeze them in olive oil using an ice cube tray. Drop a frozen herb cube directly into a hot pan for instant flavor. This issue got more replies than any other — subscribers loved it.
We created a downloadable one-page chart showing the best and worst companion planting combinations for 20 common vegetables. Subscribers printed it out and pinned it to their potting shed walls.
"I look forward to the GuideQuill email every Thursday. It is the only newsletter I actually read from top to bottom. The seasonal tips are perfectly timed — last week's tip about side-dressing tomatoes with compost was exactly what my plants needed."
Rebecca T. — Zone 6b, Ohio
"As a first-time gardener, the newsletter has been my lifeline. It tells me what I should be doing each week without overwhelming me with information. The reader Q&A section is especially helpful because the questions are always things I was wondering about too."
David M. — Zone 8a, Texas
"I have been gardening for 20 years and I still learn something new from every issue. The sustainability hacks are practical and easy to implement — no preachy lectures, just simple ideas that actually work. I recommended it to my entire garden club."
Maria L. — Zone 7a, Virginia
"The companion planting cheat sheet from the April newsletter is now laminated and hanging in my greenhouse. Worth subscribing for that alone. But honestly, every issue has at least one tip I end up using in my garden."
James K. — Zone 5b, Michigan