Apartment Container Gardening, Compost Tea, Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests, and Roasted Carrots Your Way

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( June 25, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Plan your Summer food garden today! - Never miss an important Summer task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! [Read More ...](   Container Gardening [5 Ways to Succeed at Apartment Container Gardening on a Budget]( [Watering Basil]( I might be biased, but if you live in an apartment, container gardening is an easy way to give your space some personality and flare (not to mention some free food). I certainly lived in my share of apartments with white walls, white vinyl blinds, light brown carpeting, and a lease that said I couldn’t change any of that. [Read More...](  [Lavender]( [Lovely Lavender Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Lavender have been a popular crop for 10,000 years! With our Lovely Lavender Gardening Guide you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying lavender of many varieties — from planting to eating! [Read More ...](  Composting [Can Compost Tea Help Vegetable Gardens Thrive?]( [compost bin]( I’m guessing before we get into this, you want to know what the heck compost tea is. It certainly ain’t your afternoon cup of Earl Grey, I can tell you that. I don’t care how much honey you stir in, you don’t want to drink this stuff. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [July 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss "Companion Crops: Growing Better Together" and Enjoy growing season with "7 Veggies to Plant in July" and “The Three Sisters of Companion Planting.” Plus, get glam in the garden with “Garden-to-Glass Cocktails!” You’ll also get a special bonus, our printable "Garlic Garden To Table Recipe Card Kit." [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [The Best Flowers for a Vegetable Garden to Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests]( [bee]( When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She is, however, absolutely correct in that without bees and other pollinators, we would have a lot fewer fruits and vegetables in this world. [Read More...]( [Carrots]( [Crunchy Carrots Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Carrots may just be the perfect vegetable: sweet, crunchy, and delicious. They’re easy to grow, and they come in a rainbow of colors from palest white to deepest purple, and in sizes from golf ball to gargantuan! Learn how to choose the carrots that are right for you, whether you have a sprawling garden, a couple of raised beds, or only room enough for container gardening. We’ll get you on your way to a delicious carrot harvest! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Roasted Carrots Your Way]( [Roasted Carrots Your Way]( Almost all veggies taste better roasted. There’s something about roasting that really brings out the best in vegetables. The year that I grew a full rainbow of carrots gave me an opportunity to try out roasting carrots indoors and out, on the stove and in the oven. [Read More...](  [GP]( [FREE for You Now: Printable Butterfly Garden Planting Chart!]( Download this FREEBIE now and get: - Beautiful full-color printable chart. - Which plants attract butterflies? - Best flowers for your garden. - Fun facts about each of the 24 plants. 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