Clean Terracotta Pots of Algae, Minerals, and Disease, Easy Composting at Home, 5 Best Cold Frames, and Candied Orange Peel

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( December 19, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Herb Garden Planning Kit]( [FREE Printable Herb Garden Planning 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 ...]( Container Gardening [How to Clean Terracotta Pots of Algae, Minerals, and Disease]( [Article 1]( 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. [Read More...](  [Beets]( [Beautiful Beets Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Beets are the crown jewels of vegetables. Not only do they come in jewel tones of ruby and amber, but they are easy to grow and so nutritious! A cool weather crop, beets can be enjoyed from late spring into deep fall. Learn what it takes to add beets to your garden. We’ll explain how to choose the beets that are right for you, how to get them started, and how to enjoy them after harvest. [Read More ...](  Composting [Easy Composting at Home: 5 Ways to Compost from Hardest to Easiest]( [Article 2]( A decade or so ago, there weren’t many people looking for ideas for [easy composting at home](. If you were interested in composting, you either ran a farm or you lived in a coop of recent college graduates who were going off the grid. As appealing as going off the grid might be these days, composting has hit the almost mainstream. You probably won’t find it listed as an amenity at your upscale condo communities, but it’s not unheard of to walk into a well-appointed suburban home and find a compost bin. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [RecipeLion Magazine Winter 2023 Issue Available Now!]( Just in time for the Holidays! 32 Seasonal Recipes are waiting for you. You’ll discover 15 sensational savory recipes using root vegetables along with 7 healthy winter salads plus 10 palate-pleasing dessert recipes, Cozy up this season, explore the recipes, and enjoy these sweet and savory delights all winter long! [Read More ...](  Garden Tools [The 5 Best Cold Frames According to Food Gardeners]( [Article 3]( I have always been a bit of a lazy gardener. I love to plant things, and I love to take care of them and watch them grow. But sometimes by the time fall swings around, I decide to let everything else go to the chipmunks and the birds. This year, I’ve decided that I’m going to change that. I’m going to start extending the life of my garden. One of the ways I’m going to do that is by buying and/or building some cold frames to go on top of my garden beds, but I don’t know much about the best cold frames out there, other than fun window-pane projects I see on Pinterest. [Read More...]( [Oranges]( [Juicy Oranges Gardening Guide Available Now!]( You don’t have to live in a subtropical climate to grow your own orange tree—container-grown trees can produce excellent fruit! Prepare to pick your ideal orange tree—for snacks, for juice, for homemade marmalade, and more! Learn how to get started growing your own orange trees in our Juicy Oranges Gardening Guide. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Candied Orange Peel]( [Recipe]( Make full use of your fresh oranges—peel and all! Candied orange peel makes a great dessert garnish, or can be a sweet treat all on their own! Use the leftover syrup to spice up a drink or use it in another recipe. 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