Natural vs Artificial Light, Choose the Best Shovel for Your Gardening Needs, Planting Raised Beds, and Kale Salad

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( April 1, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Indoor Gardening [Natural Light vs. Artificial Light: Which is Best for an Indoor Food Garden]( [Indoor Vegetable Garden]( It seems easy enough. When it comes to natural light vs. artificial light, we all know plants love sunlight. They soak up the sun’s rays and turn them into the energy they use to grow and produce. Photosynthesis is pretty darn cool! [Read More...](  [Bell Peppers]( [Beautiful Bell Peppers Guide Available Now!]( Bell peppers are one of the most commonly grown crops in the world. When grown to full ripeness, you can enjoy a rainbow of peppers—from creamy white to deep purple! Bell peppers need lots of warm sunshine to thrive, and there are varieties that will produce prolifically in containers. Learn what it takes to add bell peppers to your garden plan. [Read More ...](  Garden Tools [How to Choose the Best Shovel for Your Gardening Needs]( [Shallow Root Vegetables]( A shovel is a shovel is a shovel. Unless we’re talking about the best shovel. Then there are all sorts of shovels. Short-handled, long-handled, rounded, round-point, square-point, serrated, trenching shovels, ditching shovels, digging spade, garden spade, perennial spade, and scoops. They’re made from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, carbon fiber, and plastic. They range in price from under $10 to over $100. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [April 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Don’t miss “5 Things to Plant in April”, “Choosing Between Types of Pruning Shears” and “10 Easy DIY Garden Tools You Can Make” and “Red Curry Coconut Zucchini Noodles”. Plus in-depth articles about Rhubarb, Strawberry, and Summer Squash. [Read More...](  Garden Design [Planting Raised Garden Beds: Spacing & Growing Vegetables and Herbs]( [Indoor Spice Garden]( As much as I love harvesting a bowl of sweet [peas]( or enjoying an heirloom [tomato]( right off the vine, part of the fun of gardening is planting [raised garden beds](. Garden design is where that artistic side comes out. I get to plan how my garden will look, where I want a footpath, and what kinds of raised garden beds I want. [Read More...]( [Kale]( [Kale: The Queen of Greens Guide Available Now!]( Learn how to get started growing your own kale plants in our Queen of Greens Kale Collection! There is so much to do with delicious home-grown kale—smoothies, salad, stew, even kale chips! [Read More...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Kale Salad]( [Kale]( If you’re going to go to the trouble of planting kale, you should reap the benefit with a fresh salad. Don’t skip the massage step—your salad will come out better than any kale salad you’ve had before! [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 © 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](.