Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

otanical: Allium cepa
For larger onions at harvest time start
your seeds indoors in flats and transplant
in early spring. Otherwise, plant as early
in spring as ground can be worked.
Onions require fertile, well-drained, noncrusting
soil (pH 6.0-6.8) which has been
thoroughly tilled. They do not thrive in
soils with a pH below 6.0. Exposure to full
sun is necessary. Light and air are
required to develop properly. Onions are
shallow rooted and a well drained
moisture-retaining soil is very important.
Onion Annual Bunching 101436
Most popular strain for bunching. Mild
and sweet. Good for pickling. Plant direct
or start indoors.
Onion Red Baron 122519
Red Baron is a great tasting red bunching
onion (scallions) which can be grown out
as a mature, deep red storing onion for
use as scallions. For storage onions, the
seed can be sown in early spring. For
summer use, seed in June or early July for
late summer and fall crops. A vigorous
upright grower, delicious in salads.
— PARSLEY - ROOTED —
Annual
botanical: Petroselinum crispum
More Parsley in Herbs!
Parsley Hamburg Rooted 101462
6-8"(15-20) cm long, 2-5" in diameter.
White flesh roots. Grows like a carrot.
Excellent for stews and soups. Sow
directly into the garden.
— PARSNIP —
botanical: Pastinaca sativa
Nutritional Facts: A good source of
Vitamin C.
Parsnip Hollow Crown 101477
12 inches long with a 2 inch crown,
Parsnip Hollow Crown is well tapered
white long and smooth. Easy to grow,
like carrots. Mix some radish seeds with
the parsnips. Radish is fast growing and
will shield the young parsnip seedlings
from drying out. Heavy yielder. This root
vegetable takes 4 months to mature.
V E G E T A B L E S
Frost enhances its sweet delicate nut-like
flavour. Does best in rich loamy soil which
has been well cultivated; pH 6.5-7.0. Soil
preparation should be done the same as
it would be for carrots: dig deeply and
use light soil. Soak seed in lukewarm
water for 24 hours to shorten the three
week germination time. Keep soil moist
during germination. Plant near beans,
peppers, potatoes, peas, radish, onions,
garlic but not near carrots nor celery.
Delicious raw when young and tender.
Also a great addition to vegetable dishes
and in soups and stews. Believed to be
native to Eastern Mediterranean area. In
Roman times, parsnip was prized for
medicinal use as well as for food. It was
being grown in North America by the
17th century. Sow outdoors in early
spring.
— PEA —
botanical: Pisum sativum
Fresh, Frozen, Canned or Dried Peas can
be planted as soon as the snow is off the
soil. Peas are legumes, nitrogen fixers
that add important nutrients to your
garden. Rotate the location of your peas
to places where you have had potatoes in
past years and your soil will be
rejuvenated. pH 7.0. Peas are the star
performers in most gardens. They come
up quickly and give a high yield of
quality food. Most peas grow as a small
climbing bush. They like to be planted in
close proximity to one another. This
provides shade for the root and mutual
support for climbing. Some taller varieties
may need additional support and there
are a great many popular methods of
planting and supporting Peas that can
make harvest very easy. McKenzie offers
garden Peas in three groups: Snow Peas,
English Garden Peas and Snap Peas.
English Garden varieties are traditional,
tried and tested. The pods of English
Garden varieties will grow thick to
protect peas which have been developed
for superior flavor and larger size. This is
a cold weather plant. Pods usually will
produce about eight peas.Plant near
radish, carrots, cucumbers, corn, beans,
turnip, celery or potatoes but not near
onion nor gladiolus.Fresh young peas are
enjoyed off the vine by children and
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