Best Blueberries to Grow in 2024, Keep Deer From Eating Plants, Sunflower Companion Plants, & Light & Lovely Lettuce Soup

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( April 12, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Spring Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Spring Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your Spring food garden today! - Never miss an important Spring task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! [Read More ...]( Vegetable Gardening [The 15 Best Blueberries To Grow in 2024]( [Article 2]( If there’s a fruit that embodies luxury, it must be the blueberry. They’re juicy, plump, not overly sweet—just enough to get your tastebuds dancing, and they add that perfect amount of pizazz to anything from oatmeal to salads to muffins to smoothies. These little berries are jam-packed with nutritional goodness and they’re a perfect snack straight from the blueberry bush. They are also native to North America, meaning that for U.S. and some Canadian gardeners, blueberries are relatively easy to grow. The hard part is determining which are the best blueberries to grow since there are several types of blueberry bushes and dozens of varieties. [Read More...](  [Gooseberries]( [Triumphant Gooseberries Gardening Guide Available Now!]( The American Gooseberry is back on the scene and more popular than ever! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting plump, juicy gooseberries. Get recipes that make the most of the flavor of your gooseberries so you can enjoy the fruits of your harvest all year long! Get it all in this Triumphant Gooseberries Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Pests & Diseases [How to Keep Deer From Eating Plants Naturally]( [Article 2]( I love deer. They’re such graceful, beautiful creatures, and I love looking out of my window and seeing them stroll through the yard. However, I also love my garden and I’m always looking for new ways to keep deer from eating plants, herbs, and fruits. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [April 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss “What Our Community is Planting This Year”, ”5 Best Things to Plant in April” and “How to Build a Raised Lettuce Garden”. Learn “How to Make Natural Dyes from Vegetables”! And, as a special bonus you’ll also get our printable “Fruits & Berries Garden-to-Table Recipe Card Kit.” [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [Sunflower Companion Plants for a Vegetable Garden]( [Article 3]( I like a garden with a little more variety than just sunflowers, which is why I always look for [sunflower companion plants](. [Read More...]( [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Growing lettuce is as easy as BLT. A cool-season annual, this leafy crop grows readily from seed, and you can sow seeds every few weeks to have a season full of salad! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting delicious, leafy lettuce. Get recipes that go beyond the salad bowl and see what’s possible when you grow your own lettuce. Get it all in this Leafy Lettuce Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Light & Lovely Lettuce Soup]( [Article 3]( You have plenty of options when choosing the kinds of lettuce and potato you use for this Lettuce Soup. With all the variations possible, it’ll be a different soup every time! Serve this soup warm or cold. [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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