Freeze Spinach, Deter Slugs and Grubs, Best Hydroponic System, and Classic Carrot Cake

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( May 23, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Tomatoes Garden to Table Recipe Card Kit]( [FREE Printable Tomatoes: Garden-to-Table Recipe Card Kit]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club today: - How to grow tomatoes from seed, cuttings, or seedlings - The best types of tomatoes for salsa, soup, slicing, and much more. - 21 fresh-from-the-garden tomato recipes! [Read More ...]( Food Preservation [Can You Freeze Spinach and For How Long?]( [Article 1]( Because [spinach]( is so easy to grow, I almost always end up with way more than I can eat, no matter how many recipes I have. What to do with all of the extra? Can you freeze [spinach]( The short answer is, yes, you can. But you can’t just throw your harvest into a freezer bag and forget it. (Well, actually you can, but we’ll get to that in a minute.) [Read More...](  [Lettuce]( [Leafy Lettuce Gardening 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 this Gardening Guide, 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 Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Pests & Diseases [How to Deter Slugs and Grubs in a Vegetable Garden]( [Article 2]( In the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist, Dorothy, and her friends, the Tin Man and Scarecrow, walk through a dark forest, fearing that they may get eaten by “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” I’m pretty sure slugs and grubs aren’t on their minds at all. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [June 2023 Issue Available Now!]( All about herbs! Including “Planting an Herb Garden: From Seed to Seasoning,” “How to Dry Herbs” and palate-pleasing advice for making “Herby Green Goddess Dressing”. Plus, you will find: “10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June” and close-ups on growing parsley, basil, and chives! [Read More...](  Indoor Gardening [The Best Hydroponic System for Vegetables and Herbs]( [Article 3]( As someone who loves to cook and does it a bit for a living, I always need fresh ingredients, especially herbs. With so many [lettuce recalls in the last few years]( I’ve also gotten wary about purchasing store-bought lettuce. It was these two things that led me to seek out a way to start gardening indoors during the winter, and how I discovered the best hydroponic system for vegetables and herbs. [Read More...]( [Carrots]( [Crunchy Carrots Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Carrots may just be the perfect vegetable: sweet, crunchy, and delicious. They’re easy to grow, and they come in a rainbow of colors from palest white to deepest purple, and in sizes from golf ball to gargantuan! Learn how to choose the carrots that are right for you, whether you have a sprawling garden, a couple of raised beds, or only room enough for container gardening. We’ll get you on your way to a delicious carrot harvest! [Read More ...](  Premium Recipe of the Day [Classic Carrot Cake]( [Recipe]( Whether you make a complete cake, or bake this recipe into bars, there’s something both comforting and special about Classic Carrot Cake. Rich and flavorful, but not too sweet, this cake makes a wonderful dessert or even a nice addition to a bag lunch. [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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