Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

GARLIC
When the tops of the garlic have
grown to mature length, tie them
very carefully into a knot. Then
your garlic will produce cloves.
Sherry Bomok, Speers SK.
Plant garlic bulbs in the hardest
soil in your garden. When
weeding, do not soften the soil
around the bulbs. You will grow
larger garlic bulbs and fewer tops.
Sonya Kobylanski, Rycroft AB.
LETTUCE
When cutting leaf lettuce, do not
cut it below one inch above the
stock. It will re-grow itself many
times.
Linda Enslen, Schuler AB.
I plant my lettuce in October
before the ground freezes. In
springtime we eat lettuce two
weeks before my regular garden.
Mary Kalynowski, North Battleford SK.
If you have trouble with lettuce
during the hot months, drive tall
stakes into the ground and create
a canopy with burlap. It helps to
keep the lettuce from bolting.
C. Keenan, Roblin ON.
ONIONS
Bend over the onion stalks before
they form seed pods and the
onions will grow larger and firmer.
Miriam Gair, Peace River AB.
If you want your onions to grow
big, remove the dirt from around
the onion without disturbing the
roots.
Emily Haidey, Melfort SK.
G A R D E N I N G T I P S
In September, using a fork, loosen
onions until some of the roots
break. This will speed up drying
and closing of the onion necks,
therefore, they will not rot in
storage.
Doris Severyn, Fort Saskatchewan AB.
Make your life easier! There will
be no weeds if you lay down a
mulch of newspaper on onion
beds. Water the mulch
thoroughly and weigh it down
with rocks or lumber to prevent it
from blowing away. Plant onion
sets in holes punched in the
mulch.
Malleen Veroba, Fox Creek AB.
PARSNIPS
We leave our parsnips in over the
winter, but dig them before they
start to grow in the spring. You
will have parsnips so sweet they
could be used for dessert! Plant in
a part of the garden where they
will not be trampled in the late
fall or early spring.
Keith Law, Saskatoon SK.
We plant our parsnips with some
radish seed. Take care when
pulling the radishes and you will
have a good parsnip crop.
Clifford Johnston, St. Gregor SK.
PEAS
Once the plants are five to six
inches high, I hill the soil on both
sides of the rows. It gives the
plants more support, holds the
moisture better and also makes it
easier for roto-tilling.
Ruth Ohlde, Coronation AB.
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