Lettuce Downy Mildew, Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests, Garden Border Fence Ideas, and Roasted Potatoes with Lemon

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( December 10, 2021 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Indoor Gardening [How to Stop Lettuce Downy Mildew for Good]( One of the reasons I love to grow lettuce is that it can withstand some pretty cool temperatures and the shorter days of fall here in the northeast. It also grows quickly, meaning there’s less time for my lettuce patch to run into problems with [diseases](. There is one exception, though: lettuce downy mildew. [Read More...](  [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce 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 hundreds of varieties, there’s a lettuce for you. Grow it indoors or out, in your garden or on your balcony. With this collection, 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]( Collection right now! [Read More...](  Vegetable Gardening [The Best Flowers for a Vegetable Garden to Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests]( When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She is, however, absolutely correct in that without bees and other pollinators, we would have a lot fewer fruits and vegetables in this world. Melons, [squash]( [cucumbers]( [blueberries]( cranberries, and [cherries]( would all be lost without pollinators. I’ve seen [tomato]( plants grow sky high without growing a single tomato. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Food Gardening Magazine December 2021 Issue Available Now!]( Open the December 2021 issue of Food Gardening Magazine! You’ll learn “How to Keep Gardening in December”, plus you’ll discover videos about “Gifts for Garden Lovers You Can Buy”, “Crafty Gifts You Can Make From Your Garden” and “Edible Gifts Ideas from Your Garden” and you’ll get in-depth articles about Winter Squash, Potatoes, and Thyme. [Read More...](  Garden Design [7 Creative Vegetable Garden Border Fence Ideas]( Good fences make good neighbors, but can they make good gardens, too? A vegetable garden border fence can accomplish a few different goals all at once. For one, it can keep rabbits and other critters from wreaking havoc on your vegetables. A garden border fence also provides some visual separation in your yard. Depending on the material, fencing can serve as a wind shield to more delicate vegetables or seedlings and even provide some partial shade for others. [Read More...]( [Thyme]( [It's about Thyme Gardening Guide Available Now!]( If you’ve never grown thyme, or have only grown one kind, you’re missing out on one of the most versatile and easy-to-grow herbs in the garden. With the It's About Thyme Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. [Read More...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Roasted Potatoes with Lemon Thyme]( Crisp roasted potatoes with lemon thyme—that’s a side dish that goes with just about everything! The zing of the lemony thyme makes these potatoes special, even though they are easy to make. Use a waxy potato like baby reds for best results. [Read More...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Best Way to Grow Tomatoes]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Recipes from Your Garden]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [How to Grow a Vegetable Garden]( [ 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]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.