Eating Vegetables from the Grocery Store, Fabric Grow Bags, Herbs in Mason Jars, & Chicken Salad with Bell Pepper Crunch

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( January 2, 2024 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 ...]( Gardening Life [Eating Vegetables from the Grocery Store Could Kill You]( [Article 1]( When I first started gardening, I had this idea that grocery store produce was safer than my own. I suppose I knew that birds pooped on blueberries in the fields too, and lettuces were likely thrown in large bushels much less carefully than I’d hack down my own, but for some reason, I imagined some commercial equipment would clean the germs away better than I could. And it turns out, that’s the furthest thing from the truth. [Read More...](  [Melons]( [Marvelous Melon Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Melons come in a wide variety of flavors and textures sure to please any palate. With a little TLC, you can look forward to harvesting marvelous melons on the vine in your own garden—there are even varieties that are perfect for small spaces! With this Gardening Guide, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting bodacious, delicious melons. Get it all in this Marvelous Melon Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Container Gardening [Pros and Cons of Fabric Grow Bags for Vegetables]( [Article 2]( In some universe, there’s an older version of me sitting in a rocking chair on a big farmhouse porch, looking in disbelief at the latest gardening catalog. I can hear myself now: “Fabric grow bags? What’s with all these newfangled things. Back in my day we just put seeds in the dirt.” Meanwhile, I now have a collection of grow bags, and I particularly love the Smart Pots because they hold moisture well and have sturdy handles for moving. [Read More...](  [Magazine]( [January 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Get in-depth articles and videos, including our feature article about "5 Garden Planning Tools & Apps" and “How to Propagate Rosemary and Other Herbs Indoors.” You’ll also learn to make “3 Easy Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes." Plus, enjoy spotlights on how to grow and cook with oregano, hot peppers, and tomatoes! [Read More ...](  Spice & Herb Gardening [How to Grow Herbs in Mason Jars]( [Article 3]( I love cooking with fresh herbs. There’s nothing like the smell of chopped [basil]( or the aroma of crushed thyme to get me in the zone to cook. That’s easy enough to do in the summer when my herbs are growing faster than Jack’s magical beanstalk, but since I live in [New England]( the herb garden is pretty much done by mid-autumn. What’s a cook to do? Bring the garden indoors and grow herbs in Mason jars, that’s what! [Read More...]( [Bell Peppers]( [Beautiful Bell Peppers Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Bell peppers are one of the most commonly grown crops in the world. When grown to full ripeness, you can enjoy a rainbow of peppers—from creamy white to deep purple! Bell peppers need lots of warm sunshine to thrive, and there are varieties that will produce prolifically in containers. Learn what it takes to add bell peppers to your garden plan. [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Chicken Salad with Bell Pepper Crunch]( [Recipe]( Chicken Salad with Bell Pepper Crunch is perfect as a main dish, a side dish, or tucked into a pita pocket for lunch. Adjust the spices as you like to make this salad your own! 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