10 Marigold Companion Plants, Basil and Tomato Companion Planting Benefits, Select Good Seeds for Planting, and BLT Boat

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( April 15, 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 [10 Marigold Companion Plants in a Vegetable Garden]( [Article 2]( As a kid, my least favorite flower was the marigold. Companion plants, pollinators, and wondering how the heck to keep rabbits out of my garden was still years away. Marigolds, on the other hand, were right there in front of me. So was the bee that stung me, along with a few of his fellow bees gathering pollen from the flowers. In my eight-year-old mind it was all connected: marigolds attract bees, bees sting you, therefore, marigolds were the worst flower ever. [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 ...](  Seeds & Seedlings [How to Select Good Seeds for Planting & What Bad Seeds to Avoid]( [Article 2]( Sometimes I think that if I spend time daydreaming about my spring garden, it will somehow conjure warmer weather and send the snowy New England chill packing! Before sketching out the placement for all my herbs, veggies, and fruits, I like to figure out how they will get into the ground in the first place. [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 [The Biggest Basil and Tomato Companion Planting Benefits]( [Article 3]( If time machines were a thing, you could go back to a classic 1972 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial, where in the commercial, a man trips and falls, accidentally dipping his chocolate bar into a jar of peanut butter that a boy is eating from. After the initial disappointment, they both discover that chocolate and peanut butter are “two great tastes that taste great together.” [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 [BLT Boat]( [Article 3]( The BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato) is a classic sandwich. Cut the carbs from this classic and let the lettuce do the heavy lifting when you make yourself this BLT Boat. 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