Mediterranean Herb Box Garden, Clean Terracotta Pots, 10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control, and Pickled Beets

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( March 7, 2024 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [2024 Garden Planning Calendar Kit]( [FREE for You Now: Printable 2024 Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club: - Plan your 2024 food garden today! - Never miss an important task. - Be inspired to plan, plant, and enjoy! - Covers every month of 2024! [Read More ...]( Spice & Herb Gardening [How to Make a Mediterranean Herb Box Garden for Greek Cooking]( [Article 1]( Taramasalata, Tzatziki, Moussaka, Avgolemono…if you know these dishes and don’t think I just swore at you in another language, then prepare to be inspired. Having an herb garden makes it easy to spice and dress up your dishes all season long, and that’s why the savviest of gardeners plan theirs according to the types of dishes they love to make at home. If you’re Greek or love Greek recipes, then creating a Mediterranean herb box garden is just natural! [Read More...](  [Fennel]( [The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Fennel deserves a lot more love and attention from food gardeners! The Fabulous Fennel Gardening Guide will give you everything you need to know about fennel, including planting tips, harvesting methods, and quick-and-easy recipes that will please even the most discriminating diner! [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]( [March 2024 Issue Available Now!]( Spring officially begins this month and we couldn’t be happier! We have in-depth articles and videos, covering “17 Home-Grown Home Remedies”, “6 Vegetables to Plant in March”, “How to Start Seeds Indoors“, “How to Preserve Peeled Garlic in a Delicious Garlic Confit” and “How to Grow and Dry Your Own Chamomile Tea”. Two bonuses include our “2024 Spring Garden Planning Calendar” and “Master Gardener’s Book of Home-Grown Home Remedies”. [Read More ...](  Pests & Diseases [10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control in Your Kitchen Garden]( [Article 3]( The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets in the way of that joy? Bugs. Gross, invasive, plant-eating, vegetable-killing bugs! I’m looking at you, Tomato Hornworm! I’ll never forget the first time I grew a large crop of tomatoes. I would pop outside to check on my kitchen garden and see that some of my tomatoes had been chewed, and others were missing leaves or stems were completely bare. The culprit that year was the Tomato Hornworm, and it caused me to lose nearly half of my tomatoes (and my mind!). Needless to say, I hadn’t considered using plants for bug control at that point. [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 ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Pickled Beets]( [Article 3]( What do you do with a big beet harvest? Make pickled beets! Canning beets is easy to do. And the rewards are many: you’ll have beets to enjoy for months, plus you can gift your beet harvest to friends and family. Add them to salads, serve them as side dishes, or just eat them right from the jar. [Read More...]( [GP]( [FREE for You Now: Printable Butterfly Garden Planting Chart!]( Download this FREEBIE now and get: - Beautiful full-color printable chart. - Which plants attract butterflies? - Best flowers for your garden. - Fun facts about each of the 24 plants. 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