Grow Lettuce in Containers, Best Weed Killer Sprayer, French Cooking Herbs, and Okra Pickles with a Twist

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( March 11, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Container Gardening [How to Grow Lettuce in Containers for the Winter]( [Grow Lettuce in Containers]( I love adding some fresh, crunchy lettuce to my meals. Lettuce is delightful on its own as a simple salad with a dash of olive oil, and it’s great in sandwiches or as a bed for grains. Living in a cooler climate, though, I had to learn how to grow lettuce in containers if I wanted to enjoy these crisp greens in the winter. [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...](  Garden Tools [The Best Weed Killer Sprayer for a Vegetable Garden]( [Best Weed Killer Sprayer]( Let’s just talk about the pink elephant head flowers in the room, shall we? Weed killer sprayer could very well be your best friend’s sister’s ex-boyfriend’s favorite band. For our purposes, though, we’re sticking to actual [garden tools](. (Speaking of bands, am I the only one with R.E.M. “Gardening at Night” in my head every time I snip some basil in the evening?) [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [March 2022 Issue Available Now!]( This month’s articles and videos include 6 Vegetables to Plant in March, Vegetable Garden Warning Signs and How to Make DIY Seed Tape In the kitchen, you’ll discover a new recipe for “Fire-Roasted Tomato Kale Soup”, and get in-depth articles about Kale, Asparagus, and Parsley. [Read More...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [8 French Cooking Herbs to Grow to Make Herbs de Provence]( [French Cooking Herbs]( I promise this isn’t a fan-girl post about my undying love for Julia Child, but we’ve got to start somewhere! Around the 1960s, Julia Child brought French cooking into the homes of many Americans through her cookbooks and then later, television shows. Ms. Child frequently featured recipes calling for herbs de Provence, a description for a collection of herbs featured in Southern French and Mediterranean cuisine. Nowadays, it’s easy (if not a little expensive) to pick up a bottle of dried herbs de Provence at the grocery store. But if you prefer a homegrown lifestyle, there are several French cooking herbs to grow to make herbs de Provence right in your own garden. [Read More...]( [Okra]( [The Guide to Growing Okra Available Now!]( Okra is highly versatile and can grow almost anywhere that has lots of sun. From containers on balconies to open fields of freestanding plants, there’s an okra that you can grow. It’s delicious raw or cooked—and if you’re not big on that slime factor, no worries—there are plenty of ways to prepare okra that are totally slime-free! Come check out The Guide to Growing Okra Collection right now! [Read More...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Okra Pickles with a Twist]( [Okra]( Tickle your fancy with these Okra Pickles with a Twist of habanero spices! [Read More...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [How to Master Spice and Herb Gardening]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Growing Vegetables Indoors]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Fruits and Berries]( [ 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 © 2022 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](.