5 Mistakes to Avoid When Adding Manure, Types of Vegetable Vines, Mediterranean Herb Box Garden, and Light & Lovely Lettuce Soup

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( March 30, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Kitchen Gardening Kit]( [FREE Printable Kitchen Garden Collection Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Best plants for a kitchen garden! - How to make best use of space. - Organize your kitchen garden with two optional companion-planting plans. - 18 fresh-from-the-garden recipes! [Read More ...]( Soil & Fertilizer [5 Mistakes to Avoid When Adding Manure to Garden Beds]( [5 Mistakes to Avoid When Adding Manure to Garden Beds]( I might be dating myself here, but anytime I think about adding manure to garden beds, I have a vision of the scene from Back to the Future. You know the one – Marty (played by Michael J. Fox) is on a skateboard and getting chased by the bully Biff and his cronies. Biff is in his convertible car (top down) when Marty makes a quick turn. Biff tries to follow, but the car slams into a dump truck full of… you guessed it: manure. The manure falls out and fills the car. Talk about a smelly situation! [Read More...](  [Cucumber]( [The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Cucumbers are easy to grow and will reward you with delicious dishes and health benefits! With The Cucumber Grower's Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile food. [Read More ...](  Vegetable Gardening [5 Different Types of Vegetable Vines You Can Grow]( [5 Different Types of Vegetable Vines You Can Grow]( [Vertical gardening]( is very trendy these days, but I think it’s for good reason. Vegetable vines are great for growing “up,” and can be ideal for small gardens and containers. In fact, one of my city-dwelling friends manages to grow [tomatoes]( [cucumbers]( and pole beans in a few large pots on the front porch. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [April 2023 Issue Available Now!]( Get in-depth articles and videos all about Edible Perennials, including “How to Create an Edible Perennial Garden,” “Regrowing Green Onions, Carrot Greens, and Celery in Water,” and we’ll dive deep into growing asparagus in “Four Years in a Homegrown Asparagus Garden.” Plus, “Grilled Rosemary Asparagus” and enjoy the start of planting season in “The Best Things to Plant in April.” and close-ups on growing sunflowers, lettuce, and peas! [Read More ...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [How to Make a Mediterranean Herb Box Garden for Greek Cooking]( [How to Make a Mediterranean Herb Box Garden for Greek Cooking]( Taramasalata, Tzatziki, Moussaka, Avgolemono…if you know these dishes and don’t think I just swore at you in another language, then prepare to be inspired. Having an herb garden makes it easy to spice and dress up your dishes all season long, and that’s why the savviest of gardeners plan theirs according to the types of dishes they love to make at home. If you’re Greek or love Greek recipes, then creating a Mediterranean herb box garden is just natural! [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...]( [GP]( [FREE for You Now: Printable Butterfly Garden Planting Chart!]( Download this FREEBIE now and get: - Beautiful full-color printable chart. - Which plants attract butterflies? - Best flowers for your garden. - Fun facts about each of the 24 plants. [Read More ...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Planting chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Bug Control Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Seed Germination Chart]( [ 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. 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