Popular Companion Plants, Plan an English Vegetable Garden, Homemade Medicine Ball Tea Bombs, and The Joy of a Minimalist Garden

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( November 11, 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 ...](   Vegetable Gardening [10 Most Popular Companion Plants for Your Raised Bed Garden]( [10 Most Popular Companion Plants for Your Raised Bed Garden]( When you’re digging into the wonderful world of raised bed gardening, one of the best-kept secrets to success is companion planting! It’s like inviting the right friends to a party—you get better conversations (or in this case, better growth, pest control, and flavor). Let’s take a look at how raised bed gardening and companion planting work hand-in-hand, along with ten dynamic duos (or trios!) that’ll turn your garden into a flourishing haven. [Read More...](  [Our 5 Top Picks for the Best Food Gardening Books]( [Our 5 Top Picks for the Best Food Gardening Books]( At Food Gardening Network, we’ve published thousands of pages filled with tips, tricks, and advice on everything from growing tomatoes to cultivating your own herb garden. [Read More ...]( [Shop Our Amazon Store](  Vegetable Gardening [How to Plan an English Vegetable Garden]( [How to Plan an English Vegetable Garden]( Ah… the English vegetable garden. Maybe I’ve watched too many British television shows, but I picture an English vegetable garden as a place to take my afternoon tea with a book and biscuit whilst colorful Peacock butterflies flit about and the birds sing their happy songs. [Read More...](  [Onions]( [The Outstanding Onion Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Onions make everything taste better! From burgers to salads to soups and more, onions offer a broad range of flavors from sweet to zesty. Gardeners love to grow them, and their friends and family love to eat them—raw or cooked! With The Outstanding Onion Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Joy of Gardening [The Joy of a Minimalist Garden]( [The Joy of a Minimalist Garden]( Is a minimalist garden in your cards? It should be! Minimalism is one of those things we all strive for, but so few of us achieve. My minimalism goes in bursts. Once a year, I rent a dumpster and use my local “sell nothing” group to give away as much excess as I can before it arrives. Whatever doesn’t go, gets gleefully tossed in the dumpster. The thrill of removing things from my space is like a hot stone massage to my soul. I’ve probably caused permanent damage to my daughter, but so far she hasn’t turned into a hoarder. [Read More...]( [Magazine]( [November 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Discover 29 things to plant in November in zones 4-10. Learn about planting garlic, storing winter squash, pickling, and find out whether to say yay or nay to cleaning your garden beds before winter. PLUS our brand new, printable “2025 Vegetable Garden Planning Kit” is in this issue! [Read More ...](  Easy Healthy Recipe of the Day [Brew Magic with Homemade Medicine Ball Tea Bombs]( [Brew Magic with Homemade Medicine Ball Tea Bombs]( Make these Homemade Medicine Ball Tea Bombs ahead, and have them on hand for a sniffle or immune boost any time! [Read More...](  [Cookbook]( [This recipe is excerpted from Food Gardening Network’s Beverages Cookbook:]( - You get more than 60 easy-to-make recipes! - Quick & refreshing beverages - Easy to bookmark as your “Favorite” to use again. - Print out and add to your recipe collection. [VIEW ENTIRE COOKBOOK NOW!](  Food Gardening Magazine | November 2024 [Rhubarb Comfort Crumble]( [Rhubarb Comfort Crumble]( There’s something so satisfying about rich, warm fruit with crispy, crumbly bits mixed in. With ice cream or on its own, this crumble is bound to become a comfort food favorite on your family menu. [Read More...](  [Rhubarb]( [Remarkable Rhubarb Guide Available Now!]( Rhubarb is the garden gift that keeps on giving. This beautiful cold-hardy plant can live 20 years or more! Learn how to keep your rhubarb healthy year after year for a bountiful harvest, and get some of our favorite rhubarb recipes. Let’s get growing! [Read More ...]( GreenPrints Magazine | November 2024 [Plants Behind Glass]( [Plants Behind Glass]( Bringing the garden inside is not a new idea. In the little city courtyards of Pompeii, frescoes enlarged the space with painted trees, flowers, and birds. In the Arabian deserts, nomadic tribes would remind themselves of oasis gardens by spreading ornate carpets, patterned and quartered like oriental gardens, on the hot, sandy floors of tents. We, too, in the bleakness of winter and the aridity of cities, create inside gardens, not only with flowered curtains, carpets, and wallpaper, but by actually bringing the plants themselves inside. [Read More...](  [Harvest Festival]( [Read our Emily Greenleaf & Friends StoryBook Now!]( In this StoryBook, you’ll find lighthearted stories that dance, much like the dappled sunlight through leaves, celebrating the whimsical moments and everyday wonders we encounter in the world of gardening. [Read More ...]( RecipeLion Magazine | Fall 2024 [Roasted Carrots Your Way]( [Roasted Carrots Your Way]( You don’t have to limit yourself to roasted carrots in the oven. Get delicious carrots bursting with flavor by roasting them your way. You can peel them if you like, but some people prefer their carrots with the skin on. [Read More...](  [Spinach]( [Italian Recipes from the Garden]( Let’s embark on this culinary adventure through Italy, starting with the warmth of Tuscany, winding through Positano’s cliffs, and concluding in the southern landscapes where lemons sway in the breeze. So, tighten your apron strings and prepare your taste buds for an expedition that promises to fill your kitchen with aromatic delights while transporting you to the very soul of Italia. [Read More ...]( Featured Kit [Creating the Perfect Kitchen Garden]( [Creating the Perfect Kitchen Garden]( One of the greatest joys I experience from having a garden is stepping out my door and picking delicious ingredients for dinner. Investigating the rows of my garden to see which vegetables are ready to harvest and then coming up with creative new dishes has become one of my favorite pastimes. In a past life, however, I was limited in space, so I decided to create what most call a “kitchen garden”—an intimate plot beside my kitchen where every inch was utilized wisely! 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