Food Spoilage, Improving Garden Drainage, How to Keep Gardening in December, and Lasagna

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( December 1, 2021 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends Food Preservation [Signs of Food Spoilage in Preserved Vegetables]( I get it. You worked hard on preserving those fresh garden veggies, and you’re looking forward to enjoying them on a cold, dark winter evening. You pull a glass jar from your pantry, and you notice the signs of food spoilage. [Read More...](  [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce Guide Available Now!]( Growing lettuce is as easy as BLT. A cool-season annual, this leafy crop grows readily from seed, and you can sow seeds every few weeks to have a season full of salad! With hundreds of varieties, there’s a lettuce for you. Grow it indoors or out, in your garden or on your balcony. With this collection, you get all the details that go into growing and harvesting delicious, leafy lettuce. Get recipes that go beyond the salad bowl and see what’s possible when you grow your own lettuce. Get it all in this [Leafy Lettuce]( Collection right now! [Read More...](  Soil & Fertilizer [Solutions for Improving Garden Drainage in Vegetable Gardens]( There’s nothing like walking to your garden and getting your shoe stuck in the mud. That goopy sound it makes (is goopy a sound?) tells you that there’s way too much water in the soil. Your plants don’t like it anymore than you do, either. If this sounds like a regular occurrence, it might be time to think about [improving garden drainage](. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Food Gardening Magazine December 2021 Issue Available Now!]( Open the December 2021 issue of Food Gardening Magazine! You’ll learn “How to Keep Gardening in December”, plus you’ll discover videos about “Gifts for Garden Lovers You Can Buy”, “Crafty Gifts You Can Make From Your Garden” and “Edible Gifts Ideas from Your Garden” and you’ll get in-depth articles about Winter Squash, Potatoes, and Thyme. [Read More...](  Featured Weekly Video [How to Keep Gardening in December]( Hello December! The weather is getting colder, the holiday decorations are going up, and visions of early spring crops are dancing in your head. But you don’t need to wait all winter to scratch that gardening itch. In fact, there’s plenty you can do to keep your thumb green by gardening in December. Gardening in December? She must be kidding! While it may be too soon to start seedlings outside, you can make real progress indoors and be fully prepared for your spring outdoor garden. Check out these five ways to keep gardening in December. [Read More...]( [Sage]( [The Ultimate Sage Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Sage is one of the most versatile and easy herbs for home gardeners to grow! With The Ultimate Sage Gardening Guide, you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying this versatile herb. [Read More...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Butternut Squash, Sage, and Goat Cheese Lasagna]( A vegetarian twist on an all-time favorite, this butternut squash, sage, and goat cheese lasagna is both healthy and mouthwatering! [Read More...](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [How to Master Spice and Herb Gardening at Home]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Planting Chart]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ]( [Best Way to Grow Tomatoes]( [ GET MY FREEBIEÂ](    You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from Food Gardening Network. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address [Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com](mailto:support@foodgardening.mequoda.com) to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Send us a message]( Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own FREE advice about growing food at home.]( Copyright © 2021 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 01970 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.