Bird Deterrents for Gardens, Best Type of Manure, Grow Grafted Fruit Trees, and Roasted Fennel

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( August 29, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Pests & Diseases [5+ Best Bird Deterrents for Gardens]( [Bird Deterrents for Gardens]( Every year, without fail, birds come to my garden and wreak havoc. They peck at my blueberries, poop on my lettuce, and nab my strawberries. I thought I’d tried everything to deter them. I considered getting a cat. I’ve even resorted to reading about ancient methods of bird deterrents for gardens. [Read More...](  [Cherries]( [All Things Cherry Gardening Guide Available Now!]( They’re sweet and beautiful and have a shade of bright red named for them—they’re cherries! What’s more, cherry trees are lovely in the landscape even when they’re not producing fruit, and you can learn all there is to know about growing and eating them in our All Things Cherry Gardening Guide! [Read More ...](  Soil & Fertilizer [The Best Type of Manure for Vegetable Gardens]( [Type of Manure for Vegetable Gardens]( My summer cookouts are not for the faint of heart. It’s not that there’s anything scary or bad. But conversations tend to skip the polite weather talk and get straight into things like [garden pests]( favorite heirloom tomatoes, and the best type of manure for vegetable gardens. Hey, at least we don’t talk about it at the dinner table. Well, not often anyway. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [September 2022 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, discover “The Three Sisters of Companion Planting” plus, get advice on "How to Harvest Fresh Herbs in the Fall to Use All Winter" and more! Check out “5 Vegetables to Plant in September”, plus some quick-and-easy tasty recipes! [Read More ...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [How to Grow Grafted Fruit Trees to Increase Variety in Your Garden]( [Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse]( Before I get into all the reasons grafted fruit trees are a good option for your garden, I’d like to talk about comic books. In the late 1970s, DC Comics introduced a high school student, Ronnie Raymond, and a decorated physicist, Dr. Martin Stein. During a nuclear accident, the two became fused, creating the powerful metahuman, Firestorm. [Read More...]( [Fennel]( [The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Fennel deserves a lot more love and attention from food gardeners! The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide will give you everything you need to know about fennel, including planting tips, harvesting methods, and quick-and-easy recipes that will please even the most discriminating diner! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Roasted Fennel]( [Fennel]( Sweet fennel and a savory char are married together in this exceedingly simple and flavorful Roasted Fennel recipe! [Read More...]( [GPA Logo]( [HALF-PRICE Deal for Food Gardening members - Plus, FREE Bonus When You Act Today!]( [Cabot Prime Plus]( Get your HALF-PRICE subscription to GreenPrints, the only gardening publication to bring you joy, wisdom, humor, and heart-warming stories and tales! And your FREE bonus, The Weeder’s Reader now! [Claim Your HALF-PRICE Subscription Now!](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [How to Master Spice and Herb Gardening at Home]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Planting Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Best Way to Grow Tomatoes]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](    You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from Food Gardening Network. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address [Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com](mailto:support@foodgardening.mequoda.com) to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Send us a message]( Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own FREE advice about growing food at home.]( Copyright © 2022 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 99 Derby Street, Suite 200 Hingham, MA 02043 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.