Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

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Place carrot seeds in rows, then carefully pour boiling water over them. The carrots will grow straight. Chris Shirran, Leaf Rapids MB. Soak carrot seeds in hot tea for a minimum of one hour to speed germination. Place in a bowl lined with a paper towel or cloth for easy draining. Mix with fine dry sand to absorb excess moisture and to prevent from seeding too thick. Ernest Sommerfeld, Rockyford AB. Sprinkling wood ashes in the row will eliminate carrot maggots. Mary Nevocshonoff, Grand Forks BC. CAULIFLOWER To achieve snow-white cauliflower, gather the long young leaves when the cauliflower is no bigger than a baseball. Tie them together loosely at the top. Let the cauliflower grow until maturity. Rose Arvi, Tillsonburg ON. I put panty hose over my cauliflower to keep the bugs off. Just cut off the legs and slip over a plant and tie it up. Works great! Jean Friday, Lloydminster SK. CELERY I usually plant sixteen celery stocks three inches apart in a square area. When they are sixteen to eighteen inches tall put a string around the whole patch. They stay tight and it saves holding each plant separately for blanching. C. Bond, Englehart ON. G A R D E N I N G T I P S Celery will stay tender if it is not allowed to dry out. I dig two trenches, a shallow one to plant it in and a deeper one to keep the roots wet. Make the deeper one like a moat and keep filled with water. Ruth Hehir, Prince George BC. CORN To warm the earth before planting corn, spread black plastic over it for a few days in sunny weather. Ruth Longman, Maryfield SK. I pre-sprout my corn before planting which helps it come up much faster especially if it happens to be a late spring. To pre-sprout, place the corn seeds between damp paper towels and place in a warm spot. Francine Poulin, Wainwright AB. I cut the tips off the corn once they turn brown and have a seedy texture. This tends to mature the corn faster. Eileen Yufrym, Danbury SK. When planting corn, work crushed zinc tablets into the row. Corn grows faster and sweeter. Myrna Woytuck, Olds AB. Pollinate the plants by putting on a jacket and walking through the patch with arms extended. Leave for a couple of days. Then cut off the seed part down to where the cobs start to form. I find that it allows all the growth to go into developing cobs. I always have a good crop with big, full cobs! Wilma Will, Star City SK. 139
G A R D E N I N G T I P S When planting corn make sure there is not too much peat moss where you plant it. The moss will stunt the corn's growth and holds it back. Alfred Bernesky, Arborfield SK. CUCUMBERS Take a wad of old panty hose and put it under each cucumber plant to keep the cucumbers from rotting or mildewing. Violet Spendlow, Pincher Creek AB. I like to plant cucumbers in a circle around a small hole, which holds a large margarine container, of which the bottom has been perforated with two to nine small holes. This makes it very easy to keep them watered, which is most rewarding after the fruits are set and doubles the yield without stem damage. Violet Copeland, Maidstone SK. To give cucumbers a head start, fold a paper towel in two, dampen it and lay the seeds on it spacing evenly. Place another folded damp paper towel over the seeds. Slip into a plastic bag. Seal the bag by folding the open end under. Place in a warm location. In a few days the seeds will sprout. Plant as usual in the garden and cover with clear plastic until the seedlings appear. Anne Senga, Komarno MB. Sprinkle brown sugar over your cucumber blossoms to attract bees. I find that I get a better and bigger crop of cucumbers. Bonnie Wells, Eston SK. 140 Spread old leaves and grass clippings in a low area to absorb moisture. Add a good six inch layer of rotted manure, plant the cucumber seeds, keep the soil moist and be ready with a lot of pickling jars! Anne Judd, Port Elgin ON. For earlier cucumbers, plant seed in wide rows or hills, which have been mounded up a bit, to warm up the soil. After planting and watering, cover with black garbage bags for four or five days or until the seedlings start to emerge. Then spread a thin layer of dry grass clippings around the plants to retain moisture. Margaret Davis, Camrose AB. Water cucumbers the day before you pick them and they will not be bitter. E. Basaraba, Prince George BC. Pinch off ends of runners on cucumbers. They produce earlier and more. Mrs. B. Anderson, Swift Current SK. Use tomato cages amongst cucumbers. It uses much less space, cucumbers will stay clean and are much easier to spot and pick. Judy Grzybowski, Saskatoon SK. When growing cucumbers trim the shoots back about two or three inches every three to four days. You will have an earlier and heavier crop. K. Harvey, Halifax NS. W W W . M C K E N Z I E S E E D S . C O M
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Chinese vegetables Interesting flav
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