3 Ways to Freeze Spinach, 5 Soil Additives to Improve Drainage, Start Saving and Cooking Pumpkin Seeds, and Pickled Beets

Start growing good food at home with daily advice, tips, and tricks from gardeners like you. [FGN Daily]( October 11, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends [Fall Calendar]( [FREE Printable 2023 Fall Garden Planning Calendar Kit!]( Download this kit when you join the Food Gardening Network Gold Club Membership: - Get checklists for garden tasks in September, October, November, and December—every month of Fall! - Prioritize your own garden with personal notes. - 10 fresh-from-the-garden Fall 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...](  [Green Beans]( [Grow Great Green Beans Gardening Guide Available Now!]( Looking for an easy crop that delivers a high yield, plenty of nutrition, and can make a statement in your garden? Grow green beans! you get all the details that go into growing crisp, crowd-pleasing beans that practically grow themselves. Get it all in the Grow Great Green Beans Gardening Guide right now! [Read More ...](  Watering & Irrigation [5+ Soil Additives to Improve Drainage in Soggy Gardens]( [Article 2]( After a rainstorm (or even a [heavy watering]( does your vegetable garden resemble day three of Woodstock? Soil drainage may be an issue! The good news is that there are soil additives to improve drainage in soggy gardens. [Read More...](  [Magazine Issue]( [Recipe Lion Magazine Fall 2023 Issue Available Now!]( In this issue, you’ll enjoy 26 Fall Harvest Recipes to Warm Your Soul. Discover The Three Sisters’ Secret: 11 Recipes Celebrating Corn, Beans & Squash along with 8 Bread & Soup Recipes for Cozy Evenings, and 7 Garden-to-Table Dessert Delights, which feature the flavors of autumn! Explore the issue now and get cooking! [Read More...](  Featured Weekly Video [How to Start Saving and Cooking Pumpkin Seeds]( [Article 3]( I have a vivid memory of standing on a stool next to my parents at a newspaper-lined table, hands covered in pumpkin guts as we carved them to get ready for Halloween. My job was to sift through the pulp separating the seeds so my father could roast them. But that’s not the only option! When carving a pumpkin you can choose to eat the pumpkin seeds or you can save them for your spring planting. Here’s how to do both. You really can have it all! [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]( [Recipe]( 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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