7 Ideas for Mulching a Vegetable Garden, Best Grow Lights, Regrowing Green Onions in Water, and Sunflower Bread

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( April 19, 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 ...]( Vegetable Gardening [7 Ideas for Mulching a Vegetable Garden That Actually Work]( [7 Ideas for Mulching a Vegetable Garden That Actually Work]( The best piece of advice I got over ten years ago, in regards to weeds in my [home garden]( came from a friend of my mom who always has the most pristine garden. Each row between his plants were always clean, and never seemed to have sprouts or bugs. I assumed he must be hand-weeding, but when I asked he told me “nope, I just go out every day with a hoe and turn the soil—haven’t had to bend over to pick a weed or mulch a day in my life.” [Read More...](  [Carrots]( [Crunchy Carrots Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Carrots may just be the perfect vegetable: sweet, crunchy, and delicious. They’re easy to grow, and they come in a rainbow of colors from palest white to deepest purple, and in sizes from golf ball to gargantuan! Learn how to choose the carrots that are right for you, whether you have a sprawling garden, a couple of raised beds, or only room enough for container gardening. We’ll get you on your way to a delicious carrot harvest! [Read More ...](  Indoor Gardening [The Best Grow Lights for Tomatoes and Peppers]( [The Best Grow Lights for Tomatoes and Peppers]( Living in New England, my outdoor garden slows to a halt by late September. I used to get sad thinking about how long I’d have to wait before growing another crop of fresh [tomatoes]( and peppers. (Is there anything worse than a grocery store tomato in January?) Then I decided I would try my hand at indoor growing, so I could enjoy fresh tomatoes and peppers all year long. At first, I experimented with [hydroponic grow kits]( some with built-in grow lights. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine Spring 2023 Issue Available Now!]( You’ll delight in 22 Ways to Brunch. You’ll also discover our 14 Sweet & Savory Brunch Combinations along with 8 Sippable Starters, like a Chamomile Fizz and Champagne Cranberry Cocktail. Explore the issue now and get cooking! [Read More ...](  Featured Weekly Video [Regrowing Green Onions, Carrot Greens and Celery in Water]( [Regrowing Green Onions, Carrot Greens and Celery in Water]( It seems like a myth that you can just chop the head or behind of a vegetable and it’ll just start producing, but it’s actually true. And depending on how much space you want to devote to this effort, you could grow a decent bounty of greens for soups and stocks with your veggie scraps. It’s not very fast, but it’s a lot of fun to do and kids get a kick out of it. Plus, if you’re regrowing green onions, you’ll have garnish for meals indefinitely. [Read More...]( [Apples]( [Super Sunflowers Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Follow your gardening heart as your growing sunflowers follow the sun. They are a feast for the eyes whether you eat them or not, and you can learn all there is to know about sunflowers in our Super Sunflower Gardening Guide! Discover all about sunflower history, growing, harvesting—and eating! Make our amazing recipes after your harvest—as easy to make as they are delicious to eat. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Sunflower Bread]( [Peas]( A delicious and nutritious bread made with sunflower seeds, this Sunflower Bread is a family tradition that you can make right from the garden! [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]( [Kitchen Garden Planting Charts]( [ 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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