Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

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leaf lettuce in your border and a tomato plant between your flowers and chives as an edging. Plant sugar snap peas and pole beans with your morning glories and sweet peas. Sonja Pawliw, Yorkton SK. To all organic gardeners!! Did you ever try creating a wild vegetable & flower garden? Mix tomatoes, okra, carrots, cabbages, BEANS When cooking green or yellow beans (fresh or frozen) I always use one small to medium onion (diced, sliced or whole). For those who do not like onions, use the whole onion and discard it when the beans are cooked. It takes the "rawness" taste out of the beans. Shirley Halpape, Calgary AB. BEETS Dry beet greens, crumble them and add to soups and stews for a better flavor and nutrition. Nancy Timm, Wildwood AB. G A R D E N I N G T I P S Wholesome Storage Methods strawberries, peppers, onions, garlic, herbs, pansies, nasturtiums, etc. (whatever you want, but make sure every plant gets sufficient sunlight). When the plants mature, you will notice there are less diseases and unwelcomed bugs but most of all you will have healthy, organic vegetables & flowers! Niko Mejia, Calgary AB. BROCCOLI To get rid of worms, soak heads of broccoli in warm water with a drop of vinegar for 15 minutes. Christine Adler, Port Carling ON. BRUSSELS SPROUTS To have brussels sprouts far into the winter, cut stalks at the soil level after first frost. Remove leaves and lower sprouts and keeps stalks in buckets, with a bit of water, in a cold shed or garage. Sprouts keep fresh for several months. Elizabeth L'Windt, Eastern Passage NS. 153
G A R D E N I N G T I P S CARROTS When carrots are cleaned and stored in plastic bags in the fridge crisper, they will keep as fresh as from the garden for three to four months. Excellent! Leslie Rutledge, Dawson Creek BC. To keep carrots, cut off the tops and bottoms (so there is no chance of them growing) and layer them in a container with peat moss. Olive Macrae, Eastend SK. For longer storage of carrots put semi-moist garden soil on the top of a pail that is three-quarters full of carrots (cut tops off and do not wash the carrots). Store in a cool place. Carrots will last until spring. Marcus Sannerud, Battleford SK. In the fall, I purchase a few inexpensive laundry bags of meshlike fabric. I rinse the carrots, cut off the tops and place them loosely in the bags. Put them in the washing machine, on gentle cycle, using cold water wash and rinse. The carrots are ready for pickling, cooking or eating. A great time saver! Gail Meir, Dauphin MB. CORN After picking corn on the cob, immerse it immediately in cold water. It will be sweeter when cooked or prepared for the freezer. Carol Oelke, Leduc AB. For fresh tasting corn, freeze it without blanching. Husk corn, remove silks, then wrap cob in the husks and cover with plastic wrap. Store in a brown paper bag, then in a plastic bag and place in the freezer. M. Kerber, Saskatoon SK. CUCUMBERS Before pickling, never soak the cucumbers in water. They will fill up with water, which prevents the brine from soaking in. This is the reason for most pickle failures. Gloria Mock, Medicine Hat AB. HERBS Bring delicate herbs, such as rosemary, in for the winter and replant them in the spring. Lori Lane, Red Deer AB. When herbs are ready to dry, pull the plant out, gently wash the entire plant and pin the plant root to the clothesline. They dry very well. Eva Digney, Raymore SK. After harvest, hang herbs in bunches to dry. The best place to hang them is someplace dark, with good ventilation, low humidity and soft breezes (e.g. a dry attic or loft). When dry, store in jars away from light and heat. Lenora McDonald, Brandon MB. KOHLRABI A nice addition to cucumber, tomato, and lettuce salads is cut up sticks of kohlrabi. Wrapped in plastic wrap, kohlrabi will keep in the refrigerator for months. Irene Boehm, Hodgeville SK. ONIONS To dry onions, put them in a nylon stocking. Tie the stocking after 154 W W W . M C K E N Z I E S E E D S . C O M
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