Built-In Hillside Planter Boxes, Clean Terracotta Pots, 13 Deadly Vegetable Garden Pests, and Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( October 13, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Fall Calendar]( [FREE Printable 2023 Fall Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Get checklists for garden tasks in September, October, November, and December—every month of Fall! - Prioritize your own garden with personal notes. - 10 fresh-from-the-garden Fall recipes! [Read More ...]( Garden Design [How to Create Built-In Hillside Planter Boxes for Sloped Yards]( [Article 1]( 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. Sometimes your sunny spot is on [concrete or pavement](. Other times, you may find the sunniest area in your yard to be on a hillside or sloped land. You can work with that by building hillside planter boxes! [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 ...](  Container Gardening [How to Clean Terracotta Pots of Algae, Minerals, and Disease]( [Article 2]( Plants don’t just absorb nutrients from their environment; they actually filter them out too! That’s why we’re able to grow plants using manure, for instance. If you’ve inherited old pots from previous owners, you may be wondering what was used inside them before they were yours. Plastic—which certainly has its own risks—can be washed down and even bleached without much worry, but terracotta is extremely porous, so if someone was previously growing flowers in them and not worrying about what kind of weed killer they were slathering on it, or if they’re covered in mold, you probably want to know how to clean terracotta pots sooner rather than later. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine Fall 2023 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll enjoy 26 Fall Harvest Recipes to Warm Your Soul. Discover The Three Sisters’ Secret: 11 Recipes Celebrating Corn, Beans & Squash along with 8 Bread & Soup Recipes for Cozy Evenings, and 7 Garden-to-Table Dessert Delights, which feature the flavors of autumn! Explore the issue now and get cooking! [Read More...](  Pests & Diseases [13 Deadly Vegetable Garden Pests]( [Article 3]( I’m just going to say it: There is a lot that can go wrong with a garden. Somehow, we humans have cultivated vegetables for about 10,000 years. But a few of the wrong vegetable garden pests, and all your tilling, sowing, weeding, mulching, and watering turns into a waste almost while you watch. [Read More...]( [Winter Squash]( [Winning Winter Squash Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Squash have been a popular crop for 10,000 years! With our Winning Winter Squash Gardening Guide you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying squash of many varieties — from planting to eating! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash]( [Recipe]( Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash makes a hearty meal. Acorn squash is the perfect size and shape to hold your favorite filling! 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