Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

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Squash Butternut 101624 Winter Variety Bottle shaped. Creamy brown. Orange yellow flesh. 5 X 12". Sow directly into the garden. Squash Table Queen 101629 Winter Variety Smooth thin shelled. Light yellow flesh. 4.5 X 5". Looks like a large dark green acorn with a hard shell with pointed blossom end. Sow directly into the garden. — STRAWBERRY SPINACH — botanical: Chenopodium capitatum Strawberry Spinach 127499 A remarkable plant that grows delicious berries and tasty spinach-like-leaves in one! Very showy and compact plants are grown for their nutritious triangular tooth leaves and tender shoots used in salads or steamed. Shiny mulberry-like fruits are edible, can be added to salads or used for drying. Re-seeds year-afteryear. — SWEDE TURNIP — aka: Rutabaga botanical: Brassica napus Swede Turnip Laurentian Globe 101648 Cream yellow flesh. 5-6"(15-18 cm) diameter. Cold-weather crop that likes deep, rich, well-drained, moisture retaining soil; pH 6.0-7.0. Avoid planting turnips near potatoes. Closely related to Turnips but they are longer, smoother and full of vitamin A. Sow outdoors as soon as ground can be worked in spring. — SWISS CHARD — botanical: Beta vulgaris var. cicla If you have problems growing Spinach, try Swiss Chard. It tolerates summer temperatures that makes spinach bolt to seed. Sunny location with rich, welldrained fertile soil; pH 6.0 to 7.0. Should be watered generously during dry Nutritional Facts: High in iron and vitamins. V E G E T A B L E S Swiss Chard Bright Lights 101654 All America Selections Winner! Bright Lights offers a brilliant rainbow of colour! Plant stems can be yellow, gold, orange, pink, violet, or variegated, in addition to the standard red or white. Easy to grow. A great ornamental plant. Offers a milder chard flavour. Sow in the spring. Harvest can begin 4-5 weeks after planting for young salad greens. Pick young or mature leaves just above the soil line so that plants can grow back for multiple harvests. Swiss Chard Discovery 130126 A premium baby leaf and bunching swiss chard. Distinctly pleasant flavour, Delicious in salads, quiche, and steamed with butter. Swiss Chard Fordhook 101655 Broad dark green leaves on thick broad white stems. Both stalks and leaves edible. Delicious in salads, in quiche, and steamed with butter. Freezes well. Sow outdoors in spring as soon as frost danger past. Swiss Chard Rhubarb 101667 This chard variety looks like rhubarb with bright crimson stalks and dark green leaves. Grows well in containers. Iron and vitamin rich. It is delicious. Leaves and stalks are tasty in salads and as cooked greens. It is also great for freezing. Sow outdoors in spring as soon as frost danger past. It can be harvested all season long by cutting the outer leaves for use and allowing the inner leaves to continue to grow. — TOMATO — botanical: Lycopersicon lycopersicum Tomato seed should be started indoors and the plants must be planted outdoors as soon as danger of frost is past. Tomatoes are extremely sensitive to cold. Move to garden after the night temperature is expected to remain above 15 C (60 F). Some gardeners have success seeding outdoors in warm soil. Tomatoes do well in any deep well drained soil with 111
V E G E T A B L E S pH 5.5-7.5. It is a deep rooting, heat loving plant. Most tomatoes will thrive in a greenhouse environment as long as pollination occurs. To encourage pollination of "hot-house" tomatoes, gently shake the plants (ideally, around noon) to simulate a breeze. The most common problem with tomatoes is known as blossom end rot. The cause of blossom end rot is a calcium deficiency and drought. The symptoms are light tan lesions turning to dark brown sunken areas at the blossom end of the fruit. The lesions enlarge and become more sunken accompanied by dry rot. Normally fruit that are about half developed are the first to show the symptoms. Blossom end rot occurs during periods of luxuriant growth and during periods of alternately high and low soil moisture. Soil that is affecting the uptake of calcium may result in blossom end rot. Other causes include excessive soil salinity and root damage. To control blossom end rot use an application of lime or calcium fertilizer and irrigate during dry weather or apply mulch to provide a constant moisture supply. Do not give too much nitrogen especially the nitrogen fertilizer in the ammonium form since this increases the demand for calcium by the plant and reduces the availability of calcium in the soil. Do not plant tomatoes on spots which are difficult to irrigate. Plant near asparagus, pepper, celery, onions, carrots, cucumbers, basil, parsley, chives, marigolds or nasturtiums but not near dill, potatoes, cabbage or kohl rabi. Tomatoes top the list of useful vegetables. All varieties, particularly the Cherry Tomatoes are great for tossed salad. The big slicers like Beefsteak make a great sandwich, toasted or plain. Tomatoes are very important for sauces, soups and meat dishes. They can be preserved by canning and freezing and in recent years, dehydrated tomatoes have become very popular. Nutritional Facts: Tomatoes are high in Vitamin A and C. Although levels of both are effected by environment vitamin C is not as high in fruit from shaded plants as those in strong sun light. Like carrots, tomatoes are another good source of beta carotene. They are a highly nutritious low-calorie food. Tomato Big Beef 101721 Bush Variety High yielder. An indeterminant variety. For all climates. Deep well drained soil is best. Use borage as a companion plant to attract bees for early pollination. Rich flavor combined with large size. Start seed indoors 8 weeks before planting outside. Transplant when all danger of frost is past. When transplanting out, bury the stem of the tomato up to the 2nd or 3rd set of true leaves-this aids in deep root development. Eliminate blossom end rot problems by deep watering the plants so that the root system will be less effected by fluctuations in soil moisture. Tomato Brandywine Red 127514 A ‘Heirloom’ variety that is well known for its size and excellent flavour! Deep red, very large size fruits can weigh up to 900 grams (2 lbs )! Rich sweet flavour is great for salads, canning, soups and sandwiches. Plant seedlings outdoors once all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Deep, well drained soil is best. Inderterminate. Tomato Bush Beefsteak 101681 Large! Bush Variety 12 oz. deep oblate fruit; a slightly flattened globe shape. Red. Start seed indoors 8 weeks before planting outside. Transplant when all danger of frost is past. When transplanting out, bury the stem of the tomato up to the 2nd or 3rd set of true leaves-this aids in deep root development. Tomato Christmas Grape 127515 Bright, scarlet, 2.5 cm (1") grape-like fruits. Super productive plants bear loads of huge clusters, 10-20 fruits per cluster! Their sweet rich flavour is satisfying in salads or straight from the vine. Excellent keeper. Plant seedlings outdoors 112 W W W . M C K E N Z I E S E E D S . C O M
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