Prevent Pathogens when Using Manure in Food Gardens, The Best Digging Tool for Planting, and Choosing an Indoor Fruit Tree

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]( June 17, 2021  Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Pests & Diseases [Prevent Food-borne Pathogens When Using Manure in Vegetable Gardens]( As a kid, the thought of using manure in vegetable gardens turned my stomach. I think it's because my opinions on manure were initially shaped by the Back to the Future trilogy. In each of the films, there’s a scene when either Biff or Buford crash into a pile of manure, then are publicly shamed while onlookers are understandably grossed out. But I’ve learned that manure is full of great things like phosphorus, nitrogen, and many other nutrients that plants need to grow. From giant horses to tiny [earthworms]( waste byproducts can be beneficial to your garden. And in terms of fertilizer, manure is much more cost-efficient since it doesn’t need to be created in a laboratory or manufacturing plant. Because… well… it’s animal poop. Plus, the type used in gardens is old manure, not fresh. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [The Bountiful Brussels Sprouts Gardening Guide is Available Now!]( Brussels sprouts have gone from most hated to almost most loved! With the Bountiful Brussels Sprouts Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this delicious food. [Read More...](  Garden Tools [The Best Tool for Digging Holes for Plants Revealed]( Some years ago, when I was a kid, I planted my first “garden.” It wasn’t exactly what you might recognize as a garden, and unless you count rocks, there wasn’t really anything growing in my garden. But the holes I dug were world class. Probably because, in all the wisdom of my single-digit years, I knew I had the best tool for digging holes for plants: a stick. [Read More...](  [Basil]( [Food Gardening Magazine June 2021 Issue Available Now!]( Read the June 2021 issue to explore “10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June,” “How to Design the Best Garden Layout for Vegetables,” and discover complete collections about Lemons, Okra, and Wheat. [Read More...](  Growing Fruits & Berries [Choosing the Best Fruit Trees for Indoors]( One of the joys of living in New England is going to a local orchard in October and picking apples right off the tree. And contrary to what the supermarkets would have you believe, there are dozens of varieties of apples and they can taste amazingly different. Even though I love apples, I admit, I’ve always felt a little jealous of friends in warmer climates who can walk into their back yard and pick an orange, lemon, or even a banana. Little did I know that some of these are among the [best fruit trees for indoors](. [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](