Tips for Managing Bugs, Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse, Cute Herb Stakes, and Greek Lemon Potatoes

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( December 7, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Herb Garden Collection Kit]( [FREE Printable Herb Garden Collection Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - How to grow an herb garden - How to design your herb garden plot. - 18 fresh-from-the-garden recipes! - Printable companion notecards, beautifully designed and easy to use! [Read More ...]( Composting [Tips for Managing Bugs in Compost Bins]( [Article 3]( I don’t want to write about bugs in compost bins any more than you want to read about it, but it happens, so here we are. Don’t worry; I’m not going to get into the creepy-crawly details. For your sake and mine, we’ll keep it vague. I’m still emotionally scarred from that scene in The Lost Boys (If you know, you know). [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 ...](  Indoor Gardening [The Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse]( [Article 2]( I admit it. I’m wrong. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of a greenhouse is the kind you see on farms or at a big flower shop. They’re big enough to live in! They’re certainly bigger than my first apartment was. So naturally, when I think about tackling the subject of the best vegetables to grow in a greenhouse, my immediate response was, well, what wouldn’t I grow in a greenhouse. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [December 2023 Issue Available Now!]( Get in-depth articles and videos, including our feature article about Heirloom Gardening Gifts and “12 Edible Gift Ideas from Your Garden.” You’ll also learn to make “8 Recipes for a Garden-to-Table Holiday Dinner,” plus, get a few pointers in “How to Keep Gardening in December.” Plus, enjoy spotlights on how to grow and cook with sage, lemons, and oranges! [Read More ...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [How to Make Cute Herb Stakes for Your Garden]( [Article 3]( It starts innocently enough. A seed-starter tray sitting in a sunny spot on your counter. Until you realize that you forgot to label them and now have to wait until the seedlings sprout to play Guess That Herb. I’ve been there, my friend. I’ve also been in my garden, mid-season, pacing around in circles looking for the chives that I know I planted earlier that spring. [Read More...]( [Lemons]( [Tart & Tangy lemon Guide Available Now!]( Lemons may seem like an exotic tree to grow, but all they need is a little TLC to give you years of tangy harvests! You don’t have to live in a subtropical zone to grow lemons—there are plenty of varieties happy to grow as productive houseplants! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting bright, fragrant lemons. Get it all in this Tart & Tangy Lemon Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Greek Lemon Potatoes]( [Recipe]( Lemons have been part of the Greek landscape for thousands of years. This Greek Lemon Potatoes recipe blends Mediterranean flavors for a taste that’s way more complex than it is to make. 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