(almost) Ground Zero, Terracotta vs Plastic Pots, Grow Edible Flowers Indoors, and Stuffed Acorn Squash

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( October 8, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Herb Garden Planning Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2025 Herb Garden Planning Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - 9 versatile, compact, and complementary herbs - Handy companion planting chart - A 9×9 garden bed blueprint to arrange your herbs for optimal growth - Art of preserving your herbal bounty to enjoy garden-fresh flavors all year round [Read More ...](  *For everyone who has been asking how Pat Stone is doing in Asheville - we heard from him and here is his first hand account.  Healing Gardens [(almost) Ground Zero]( [(almost) Ground Zero]( North Carolina’s Asheville—and our outlying community of Fairview—were the areas hardest hit by that monstrous tropical storm. We were featured on the national news for days in a row. [Read More...](  [The 5 Best Cold Frames According to Food Gardeners]( [The 5 Best Cold Frames According to Food Gardeners]( I have always been a bit of a lazy gardener. I love to plant things, and I love to take care of them and watch them grow. [Read More ...]( [Shop Our Amazon Store](  Indoor Gardening [Terracotta vs Plastic Pots: Which is Better for Edible Gardens?]( [Terracotta vs Plastic Pots: Which is Better for Edible Gardens?]( One of the fun choices we get to make when we plant container gardens is picking out the container. Don’t get me wrong; I also love choosing new varieties of vegetables and which [tools I might need](. But there’s a certain aesthetic pleasure in finding that perfect pot. Often though, I’m left trying to decide between terracotta vs. plastic pots, and the difference is more than just about the way they look. [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 ...](  Indoor Gardening [3 Ways to Grow Edible Flowers Indoors]( [3 Ways to Grow Edible Flowers Indoors]( I love dinner parties, and when there’s an opportunity for one, I want to be ready. I was looking for different ways to level up my hosting abilities and remembered the bonus points earned through edible flowers. Adding edible flowers to any dish as garnish or flavor enhancer is sure to wow the crowd. In the fall and winter, you may be forced to source them from the store. But why not try to grow edible flowers indoors? 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Overnight, my entire corn plot had gone from a lush little forest of promise to a stubby green clear-cut. All I have is an old .22, but I was seriously considering taking some bovine target practice. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [Experience the Side Splitting Laughter of Our Most Hilarious Gardening Collection!]( Our collection of 27 funniest gardening stories will have you rolling on the floor, tears of laughter streaming down your cheeks. Humans are capable of some pretty outrageous behavior, and when you blend that with gardening, you have a recipe for endless amusement. 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