Make a Veggie Irrigation System at Home, Backyard Vegetable Garden Ideas, and DIY Mediterranean Herb Box Garden

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](. [FGN Daily]( May 14, 2021  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Vegetable Gardening [3 Benefits of a Homemade Irrigation System for Vegetable Gardens]( I sometimes wish watering my vegetable garden (and folding laundry, and cleaning bathrooms) was as easy as an I Dream of Jeannie head-nod. (Am I dating myself?) It's not that I don't like watering my garden. I really do. But it's sometimes tricky finding the time to [visit every vegetable with the hose](. Irrigation systems are a time saver in this regard. Garden irrigation systems come in many different shapes, sizes, and price points. When deciding on a system for your vegetable garden you can go the professional route and have one installed or you can put together a homemade irrigation system. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [Pumpkinpalooza: How to Start Your Own Pumpkin Patch Gardening Guide Available Now!]( From spooky jack-o’-lanterns to festive fall displays to scrumptious pies to scale-tipping giants, there’s a pumpkin to satisfy almost any gardener’s desire. Whether your goal is to decorate, cook, can and bake, or cultivate a blue-ribbon giant, we’ve got you covered with the Pumpkinpalooza: How to Start Your Own Pumpkin Patch Gardening Guide. [Read More...](  Vegetable Gardening [3 Space-Saving Backyard Vegetable Garden Ideas]( When it comes to a backyard vegetable garden, ideas are easy to come by. There are plenty of pictures of elaborate gardens with rows of sun-ripened tomatoes, entire sections devoted solely to peas, raised beds for root vegetables, and, of course, a fountain and seating area. We don’t all have gigantic yards, though. As nice as it would be to have row after row of heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, it’s just not realistic when your backyard garden is a two-foot by four-foot rectangle between your driveway and the foundation of your house. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [Food Gardening Magazine May 2021 Issue Available Now!]( Read the May 2021 issue to explore “10 Herb & Vegetable Seeds to Plant in May,” “How to Plant a Bare Root Apple Tree,” and discover complete collections about Asparagus, Kumquats, and Rosemary. [Read More...](  Seeds & Seedlings [How to Make a Mediterranean Herb Box Garden for Greek Cooking]( [compost]( Taramasalata, Tzatziki, Moussaka, Avgolemono...if you know these dishes and don't think I just swore at you in another language, then prepare to be inspired. Having an herb garden makes it easy to spice and dress up your dishes all season long, and that's why the savviest of gardeners plan theirs according to the types of dishes they love to make at home. If you're Greek or love Greek recipes, then creating a Mediterranean herb box garden is just natural! [Read More...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [ 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 © 2021 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 01970 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy](