Vegetable Garden Screens, Starting Seeds Outdoors, Planning Raised Beds, and Light & Lovely Lettuce Soup

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( June 8, 2022 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Garden Design [5 Types of Vegetable Garden Screens for Pretty Pest Control]( [Vegetable Garden Screens]( Screens are a wonderful thing, are they not? Your screen door can let in sunlight and a nice summer breeze while it keeps out the flies and mosquitoes. A screen can help you clean your vegetables, allowing dirt to wash off while your veggies stay in place. And a vegetable garden screen? It can be an excellent way for your garden to get sunshine, fresh air, and rain, all while keeping birds, rabbits, and some [destructive insects]( out. [Read More...](  [Potatoes]( [How to Grow Potatoes Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Potatoes and sweet potatoes have been around for thousands of years, and they’re a main staple in many cultures. Both of these vegetables are easy to grow at home. With the How to Grow Potatoes Gardening Guide, you’ll learn all you need to know about growing and enjoying these fabulous root vegetables. [Read More ...](  Seeds & Seedlings [5 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting Seeds Outdoors]( [Starting Seeds Outdoors]( One would assume that starting seeds outdoors is as simple as putting them in the ground, throwing a bit of dirt on top, and leaving the rest to nature. I won’t say that method never works. It’s great for wildflowers and perhaps some hardy perennial herbs, but I can tell you from experience, if you want your garden to grow, you’ll need to put a little more intention into your efforts. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [June 2022 Issue Available Now!]( Welcome to the June 2022 issue of Food Gardening Magazine! In this issue, you’ll learn all about “10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June,” and get advice for gardening in raised beds. Plus, you’ll find in-depth articles about growing Eggplants, Watermelon, and Lettuce. We share tips, advice, resources, and easy-to-make and tasty recipes you won’t want to miss! [Read More ...](  Featured Weekly Video [Planning Raised Beds for Your Garden]( [Raised Beds]( So you’ve decided to start planning raised beds for your garden, but aren’t sure where to start? Good news, I went through a pretty elaborate garden transformation just last year and lived to tell the tale. If you’re planning on building your own or having them built, I’ve put together what I consider a fairly thorough tutorial on the basics of what to ask yourself if you want to build raised beds, so let’s just jump into it! [Read More...]( [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce Gardening 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 this Gardening Guide, 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 Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Light & Lovely Lettuce Soup]( [Lettuce]( You have plenty of options when choosing the kinds of lettuce and potato you use for this Lettuce Soup. With all the variations possible, it’ll be a different soup every time! Serve this soup warm or cold. [Read More...]( [GPA Logo]( [HALF-PRICE Deal for Food Gardening members - Plus, FREE Bonus When You Act Today!]( [Cabot Prime Plus]( Get your HALF-PRICE subscription to GreenPrints, the only gardening publication to bring you joy, wisdom, humor, and heart-warming stories and tales! And your FREE bonus, The Weeder’s Reader now! [Claim Your HALF-PRICE Subscription Now!](  [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 02110 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.