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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-04-16, Page 38PAGE 12 Fabric Patio Door Vertical Blinds *2 fabric choices *valance included Q000 5' (72" x 84") 14 00 6' (84" x 84") Limited Quantities *one way track *installation included YOUR CUSTOM BLIND SPECIALISTS IN HOME SERVICE - BRAND NAME MANUFACTURERS PANE afinebits524-8111 PANE PANE Admiral Home Appliances n Admiral MICROWAVE OVENS THAT MAKE SENSE MP45030 MP23030 For a full line of microwaves SEE GRA T.V. Ltd. 92 South St. Goderich if G You can enjoy your garden all year round If you store your vegetables properly, you canned as chili sauce, chutney or ketchup. can enjoy the good things from your garden Cucumbers, onions, beets, carrots and from one summer - right through to the cauliflower may be pickled sweet or dilled, next, say Betty Lambert of RR 5, Guelph, Separately or as a medley. Ont., a past president of the Guelph Yellow beans, cucumbers and onions may Township Horticultural Society and a be preserved in mustard sauce too. grower, exhibitor and judge of vegetables. Many relishes are made with cucumbers, Try drying vegetables like kidney, lima Peppers, a utns, ben enc and way to store and navy beans as well as peas. cabbage. Leave them to mature and dry in the tomatoes are a good base for garden. Gather them before they begun to mincemeat. Greent Shell shell. For the sweet tooth, preserves and Shell them, make sure they are mar - thoroughly dry, and then store them in malades may be made from citron,purnpkin and some melons. Use theemmwithhjars. other vegetables or meats covered glass free Store root vegetables in a cool, dark,frost- ace. l when you prepare casseroles, baked beans A winter storage temperature of four You may also freeze most vegetables - ex- n degrees chili ccarne. degrees C to five de rees C is best, she says. cept for those that would lose their crispness When storing potatoes, make. sure they such as cucumbers, lettuce and radishes. are not exposed to the light for more than a Freezing protects food from spoiling few hours or their skins will turn green and because micro-organisms can not grow at the potatoes will be unfit for use. temperatures below zero degrees Celsius. When the.,potatoes are dry,. store them in a Select fresh, tender vegetables of good bin or in a 'sack, box or basket. quality."Make sure you store only the sound ones Use recommended varieties and prepare because a diseased potato will affect all the as for table use. rest," she says. • Blanch to kill the enzymes that could Carrots may be packed in damp sand (or cause the vegetables to deteriorate during in your specially -prepared soil mix) in bar - storage. rels or pails to prevent the carrots from dry - (Check a cookbook or cooking chart for ing out. the length of time it takes to blanch each Store turnip and beets the same way. type of vegetable or consult the Ontario Late, firmcabbages may be stored in a Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Publica- cool place,ed loosely either in ng up by their paper orteins or tion 504, "Frozen Foods"available at your wraptpedhen placed ion waxedshelvesplastic local ministrymoffice). ). Squash will also store well on a shelf or Packagek immediately in a ir- in cold freezerwatrr. rack in a cool place (about 10 degrees C). in air -tight bags and Onions need careful treatment to avoid label •with amount and date. sprouting or spoiling. Squash and pumpkin may be cooked as for In August, when the onions' growth is serving, but omit the seasoning. nearly complete, draw some soil away from Then package and freeze. • them to expose them to air and to allow the Tomatoes may be canned, instead of sun to ripen them. frozen. When the leaves begin to yellow, bend Canning is a method of preservation that them down to dry the neck of the onion. consists of heating sterilized food in an air- Once the leaves have died, lift the onions tight container. and spread them in a warm, airy, dry place (Consult the Ontario Ministry of for,several days. Agriculture and Food Publication 468 Then remove soil and excess skins and "Home Canning") . then store in a mesh bag or spread them. on Tomatoes may be stewed or" juiced, or wooden flats. 524.8925 _--- --- - The time of harvest for fruit can be shortened significantly ing wooden spreaders between the main trunk and the limbs. This is necessary because most apple and pear varities have an upright pattern of growth. Fruit bud formation has been found to oc- cur much sooner on a limb growing in a horizontal position — rather than on an upright limb. A 60 degree angle from the horizontal is recommended and can be achieved with two centimetre square wooden blocks, cut to various lengths. Cut notches into each end to fit the branch or drive a five cm long nail about halfway into each end of the spreader. File the head of the nail to a sharp' point and thenpush ush the nail into the bark of the tree. Or you could use heavy gauge wire — in- stead of wooden blocks — to hold the bran- ches in place. On very young shoots that are less than 10 cm to 20 cm in diameter, use toothpicks or clothespins to hold the shoots in place. But avoid splitting the tree trunk when bending the shoots; place one hand under the shoot where it meets the trunk to provide support. If you are a fruit lover and have a new ap- ple or pear tree in your yard, you know the frustration of waiting an average of four to five years before you can harvest signifi- cant amounts of fruit. "The time to harvest can be shortened to three years by "limb spreading" — forcing the limbs of trees to grow at a wider angle than they would normally," says Hor- ticulturist Ruth Friendship of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's rural organizations and services branch. Limb spreading can be performed on plants of any age (the earlier the better) and at any time, although spring is the best time to do it. Limb spreading will increase the amount of light intercepted by the plant and affects the plant's growth hormones, resulting in earlier flowering. Some commercial producers practise this technique in order to receive faster returns on their investments. Others shy away from it because of the expense and time involved in a large-scale operation. But home gardeners, with only a few trees, should be able to use this concept, Friendship says. Basically, limb spreading involves wedg- .