10 Enclosed Vegetable Garden Ideas, Built-In Hillside Planter Boxes, Best Tool for Digging Holes, and Fresh Chive Pesto

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( June 20, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2023 Summer Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your Summer food garden today! - Never miss an important Summer task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! - Covers every month of Summer! [Read More ...]( Garden Design [10 Enclosed Vegetable Garden Ideas for Every Budget]( [Article 1]( If you’re lucky enough to have a patch of yard to do some gardening, you’ve likely spent some time dreaming up garden designs. If you’re anything like me, that involves graph paper, colored pencils, and a ruler! When thinking about what your garden will look like, think about the types of vegetables you want to grow and their specific needs. I recommend considering enclosed vegetable garden ideas. [Read More...](  [Wheat]( [Field Guide to Wheat Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Grow wheat in your home garden? Yes! Wheat is grown on more land than any other commercial food in the world, and you can grow it in your back yard. With the all-wheat growing guide, you get all the details that go into raising wholesome, fiber-rich wheat of your own. Get it all in the Field Guide to Wheat Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Garden Design [How to Create Built-In Hillside Planter Boxes for Sloped Yards]( [Article 2]( When designing a vegetable garden, it’s a good idea to figure out which part of your yard receives the longest and most consistent light. Might as well get in a bit of sunbathing and call it “research,” right? For some, as luck would have it, the most sun-filled section of your yard will be the least conducive to growing. 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[Read More...]( [Chives]( [Chill Chives Gardening Guide Available Now!]( You can’t make a meal out of chives, but sometimes chives can make the meal. We have recipes for you that make the most of the fragrant flavor of chives. And you can grow your own chives indoors on a sunny windowsill, in containers on your deck or balcony, or out in the garden in raised beds or open land. Learn what it takes to add chives to your herb garden. We’ll explain how to choose the chives that are right for you, how to get them started, and how to enjoy them after harvest. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Fresh Chive Pesto]( [Recipe]( Here’s a secret about pesto: it can be whatever you want it to be. Purists may tell you pesto must be made with basil, but that’s just not so. Put your freshly harvested chives to excellent use in a flavorful pesto that’s perfect for pasta, bruschetta, and more. 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