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each one, so if one spoils, it will not affect the rest. Fill the stocking and hang it on the clothesline until the onions are dried. When you want an onion, just cut the stocking below the knot. Eileen Winters, Frontier SK. PEAS A time saving tip when canning peas: blanch them for three minutes in hot (not boiling) water. Dip them out with a wire sieve and into cold water, saving the hot water for the next batch. While still warm, shell the blanched peas. Annie Penner, Altona MB. PEPPERS Plant a few pepper plants in pots and sink them in the garden. Then in the fall they will produce indoors for many weeks. Kristina Altun, Kelowna BC. PUMPKINS Freeze pumpkin in one or two cup packages to be in required quantities commonly used in recipes. Dorothy Nelson, High Bluff MB. TOMATOES When the growing season for tomatoes has ended, pick the vines (roots and all) containing the unripened tomatoes. Bunch the vines together and tie them. Hang them upside down and store them in a cool, dark place. This will provide you with fresh tomatoes for an extra few months during the winter season. Selina Fry, Brigus NF. When freezing whole tomatoes cut G A R D E N I N G T I P S out the stems and place the tomatoes in plastic bags. Once you take them from the freezer, dip them in hot water and the skins come off easily. Thelma Smith, Dryden ON. TURNIPS To keep turnips fresh for weeks, wash them and put them in a large plastic bag with small holes punched in it to allow them to "breathe". Small whole turnips can be washed, then put in the freezer for soups or stews. When you take them out of the freezer, put them in cold water for just a few minutes (do not let them thaw). Peel and cut them when the flesh part is still frozen. They are very sweet. Joyce Gauthier, Cochrane ON. ZUCCHINI Zucchini can take the place of cucumbers in mustard pickles and no one will know the difference. J. Mercer, Hinton AB. OTHER Reserve combined summer veggie bits (almost any combination except beets). Dice (if required), steam, blanch or dehydrate and store in air tight jars. Add to leftover meat, fowl juices or broths. Simmer with half a cup of rice, barley or pasta. Season and serve. Makes an excellent soup! K. Lindstrom, Halifax NS. 155
G A R D E N I N G T I P S Used coffee grounds will get rid of ants in the garden and in the house. Louise Rice, Terrace BC. Hot pepper spray for aphids: mix half a cup of finely chopped hot pepper with one pint of water. Let stand for twenty-four hours and then simmer for a short time. Cool and strain. Add a small amount of soap solution to coat the plant. It kills the aphids on contact. Madeline Gibson, St. Stephen NB. Boil one garlic bulb and some rhubarb leaves together for ten minutes. Strain and cool. Add three tablespoons of dish detergent. Mix thoroughly and use as a spray for aphids and other bugs on plants. Ruby Milligen, Didsbury AB. Boil rhubarb leaves, old hand soap bars and garlic. Spray on fruit trees to kill aphids and other bugs. Environmentally friendly! Elizabeth Stewart, Invermere BC. A truly organic spray for aphids and many other pests: juice or grind three large onions, six large garlic cloves and two tablespoons of tabasco sauce. Strain through an old nylon stocking and add to one gallon of water and one teaspoon of dish soap. Put in a sprayer. Use only after natural pollination time. Vega Johnson, Kaslo BC. An inexpensive and effective way to rid houseplants and garden plants of aphids and other pests, "No-Nonsense" Pest Control spray with a solution of dish detergent and water. Marie Petrie, New Waterford NS. To control bugs on fruit trees, crush a clove of garlic, mix with water and spray on the tree. Rosalie Gardezi, Sault Ste. Marie ON. If you want to have your radishes free of bugs, just sprinkle a thin layer of garlic powder in the row, plant your seeds and cover with soil. W. Forstbauer, Fort Steele BC. To keep bugs away from rose bushes and flowering plants, use this natural formula: to one gallon of water, add one onion and a clove of garlic (peeled). Leave for twenty-four hours and spray on the bushes. Helen Belisle, Kerrobert SK. Sage scattered on cabbage family plants, repels the cabbage butterflies. V. Ford, Calgary AB. 156 W W W . M C K E N Z I E S E E D S . C O M
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