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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-29, Page 57VARIETY' INDOOR STARTS 'OU'TDOORS STARTS • t BEST SPROUTING .TEMP. ( F) Ave. DAYS TO SPROUT SEEDING (DEPTH/ DIST. PLANT SPACING NECESSARY' WHEN' Mk to last frost' BEST TIME Asparagus No - - Late spring through late summer 65° • 75° 14'a 21 1r" pea P 21st vier Beans, Pole No - Early summer through midsummer 70° •O n 7 • 14 deep' 13" apart ,Hills -3' Beans, Bush :NO — Early summer through midsummer 70° • 80° 7 - 14 1 deep' 3" apart 6" Beans, Bush Lima No - Early summer 70° - 80° 14 - 21 1" deep , G e" apart 12 'Beets R Swiss Chard , ' No - •'4" E„ar.ly summer through late summer' 65° • 75° i 14 • 21 deep, . 1^ apart Beets.3" Sw.Chd 18" Broccoli 8t Brussels Sprouts For springp ° crop 6 to'8 Late summer for tall crop 65- 75 7 • 14 %" deep, *4.Yr" apart 1A" '3' Cabbage &Cauliflower •F °' Sp' "ig G to 8 crop_ No - late summer for tall crop 65° - 75°� 7^ 14 T.," deep, 1" apart . Cab. 2' Cat& 27,3' Carrots . Late spring through tate summer fib° • 75° 14 • 21 �' deep, 1;; 2" 1' apart For sprang Celery crop �, 12 to 16 - Late summer for fall crop O O 60 - 70 i 14. - 21 ° �° 65 - 7a 7 • 14' 1/8" deep, 1" apart deep, 2" apart G Collards1 Nd - Early spr,ng where summers ar,: cool • late summer elsewhere t 3' apart Hills 3' Rows- 12' _ v _ •, Groups - 4` ` 4 Corn, Sweet • , No _ -. - Early summer through midsummer 65° • 75° 7 - 14 °Q ! 4 to 6 Early summer through midsummer 70 • 80 l 7 • 14 i -" " deep, 3apart l r, deep, 4" apart -'s, deep, } only short Cucumbers t i summers Eggplant Necessary 8 to 12 - ' - - -� • 70° ; 80° 14 - 21 1 3. Endive '"Optional 16 to 8 — — u ; n j Optional • to 3 w ti ^--1 Optional 4 to G t No ; - Optional 4 ro 6 Late summer for fall harvest 65° • 75° 14 - 21 r---- • G5° 14 ••21 s . - ° _ •o _ -J 1)) 70 - 80 I 14 • 21 " deep, •. 8 12" it 1" apart Lettuce , Melons ,Cantaloupes-- & Watermelons Mustard Greens'- • -- — — -- Anytime except midsummer Early summer — atter danger—� - of trou I Anytime except midsummer •r.""deep, • Hd. Rm.12,. ff arc • Lf.&Bchd.s" -1'deep, i CSrps fi0"J_ 4" apart f Grps.8 10' O.._-----.,.-_�.-_._------'�---_---,--.___-_..—.—i • 1,--'::' deep, 60o -75 7 •- 14 { 12" 66 apart Okra Early summer 70° - 800 ' 14 - 21•1 12" apart 12.18° Onions Parsley Parsnips ft Optional Optional 8 to 10 Late spring through late summer G w 8 Be,' oda & Green late simmer Other- early spg thfu nudsunt No Peas ' No Peppers' Optional Pumpkin N Rad.she., NJ Spinach No Spinach, New Zeat,and , No Squash. Summer Squash. Winter 1 nmutues T ur,ltps No No Optional. , 8 to 22 No 60° • 75° 14 - 21apart deep, 7.` 4" 65° - 75° i 21 - 28, deep, apart .G" Early spring through midsummer 60°-75° 14.211 deep' 4-6,. 1" apart Very early sW, ng a arid' wtterd ' — I vy,..t-Fs are n..1.1 are sumo pr 10 to 1'2 Early summer for fall crop 70°'• 80° - ' Early summer 700 . 800 — • Anytlnie except midsummer ; 65° • 75° 7 • 14• 5," deep, • 2... apart - t Very early spring or late summer ' 60° • 70°' ; 14'• 21'''deep,t • 4 Goo -?oh 14.- 21 i 1.2'. deep, t Rows -2" - -_`_' 2 apartdee_t ...•..-- 14 • 21 j. 1'' apar�'' i 12. 18" 7 • 14I :, apart l Grps 6:8' _ ; Late sprrng through midsummer 65° . 75-0' 7 • 14 ., ap pt ' 4- _ , Early summer through midsummer 70° - 80° .• 7 • 14' 31" apadeep•rt ;. Groups.60" " Early summer 700 - 800:7 - 14' . 4 snort i Groups 4-6' 1 ally sunurter for•le61 crop ..65° ••_75° 1`•1 - 21_ 11." apart 3' Early spring And sure summer , 60°,- 7i°° 7 • 14 ., (ipe,' , 6" The merry new cole crops Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts are called cole crops by horticulturists. Gardeners know they are cool weather lovers. .Anyway you look at them or call them, the cole crops bring in royalties of flavor and vitamin content from the garden. Early spring is traditionally the time to plant these highly rated, nutritional vegetables. Expect en equally good, or often better crop from •tran- splants set out in midsummer for fall harvest. Days and evenings are predictably cool by September, and the cotes respond with topnotch growth and flavor. Light frosts will not harm these hardy vegetables: in fact will increase their flavor' Cabbage popularity has to do with more than its versatility. Only I5 calories reside in each crisp. flavorful cup. A usable cabbage crop should include early varieties for slaw and salads as well as later varieties for making sauerkraut. i-1 Hybrid cabbages are available for these purposes. These stream -lined producers have been tailored for firm, uniform heads and tight production schedules. Most home gardeners will not need three full garden packs of cabbage for a long season crop. .In response to this, greenhouse growers now prepare an all -seasons mix. Ball All -Seas ons Mix , available as started tran- splants, contains Golden Cross hybrid for quick. 40 -day crop. Emerald Cross for midseason (67 days) compact heads, and Rio Verde. an 80 -day late ,season variety for superior preserving. Careful gardening means a .bumper crop of broccoli.. Transplants are recommended for the best crops. Expect a winter's supply of this Vitamin A and D rich vegetable if you plant both spring and fall harvest. Cut center heads when 4 to 6 inches in diameter for maximum production of spears from side shoots. Speedy broccoli crops are easy with •short -season varieties, such as Green Comet. Only 47 days are necessary from transplant to production Days have also been shaved off cauliflower hybrids FI hybrid Snow King is ready for the table a month and one-half after transplant. in contrast to many older. \two month -plus varieties. Snow Crown wastes no time either. Fifty days from transplanting, you can begin to harvest. When 2 to 3 -inch heads develop, remember to tie ouker leaves over the top of the plant to keep heads white and flavor high. This simple but necessary process is called blanching. if transplants of these rewarding vegetables will be available for midsummer purchase. This increasingly popular sale time for cole crops comes in response to what home gardeners like. best. Successful harvests' and, great eating! Page 23 19et•-THE YEAR OF THE SQUASH THE MANY FACES OF SUMMER SQUASH The squash report It's a fact. A few summer squash plants make a summer of mighty good eating. A garden full makes the eyes roll, head spin and that recipe • book with 999 ways to prepare squash get old ina hurry: One way to avoid the sum- mer, madness often associated with squash overpopulation is to purchase , your summer squash pre -germinated in peat pots or: cell packs at your garden supplier. You 'can choose the- number you will need for an ample supply. The peat pot is ; an ideal growth chamber for squash. No mot disturbance need 'occurat transplanting time as both peat pot and seedling go into the ground. Avoid shock' as much _ aspossible during transplanting procedures for all members of this family, including melons, cucumbers, winter squash and pumpkins. Productivity, is • rarely a problem with summer squash Versatility in varieties can yield a bounty of differing flavors and Shapes, colors and textures.. Last year a bright yellow hybrid, Gold Rush walked off with honors as an All -America Selection. It's not hard to find Gold Rush at its optimum size of 7 to 8 inches; the color is a giveaway. Picked at peak, this' zucchini -type yields solid textured and fine flavored fruit. If 'green fruit is preferred, select a few started plants of Ball's Zucchini. One of its hybrid virtues includes an open bush habit to reduce the , seek and find so often a problem with this species. Ideal size for this Variety is i to 8 inches. Larger fruit of, any zucchini rapidly lose; flavor and texture. Long storing' winter types can also be . purchased as started plants for a, stretched "season of good eating without. tan expanse ofaarden space. Semibush Early Butternut ..•ranked an award two years ago for its, compact habit and �Ide adaptability to all regions e country.took for a solid ell for 'best*teePing winter types. Improved varieties like Table Ace also have smaller. seed cavities and less stringy fruit. Stack winter squash at a maximum of two deep for best winter storage. All members of the squash family rely on bees for pollination. If the vegetable garden is sprayed with in- secticide, make sure that applications are only made late in the day to avoid bee kill. Don't try to save your seeds of squash ,for the following season- The busy pollinators may have carried pollen from winter and summer squash to pumpkins. These three vegetables will not evidence the cross-pollination during the first season- Seed saved for the next year may yield a strange new plant. For zero population growth after you have picked all the fruit you want, try this tip: Pick the bbssoms, dip in batter and fry for a new taste treat! All the cotes require plenty of moisture for solid production. This moisture requirement is essential'in all areas of the country where an inch of rain does not fall per week Few vegetables respond as vigorously to a thorough watering on a regular basis, Ask your transplant supplier Joy of accomplishment When you harsest homegrown vegetables and enjoy garden flciwers you hasc grown from seed‘ you experience a deep and fundamental satisfaction, a )m of accomplishment 'You did It You started from scratch and °operated with 'dottier 'Nature to hens hcants and nourishing food out of the earth. Fvery person needs that los of accomplishment. Plant a food and flower garden this ser; year, and pat yourself on the hack. No one eser becomes hlase about the miracle of life. Es en the old hardener, hawed and hent with time, thrills to the sight of strong flower and segerahlc seed Sings (hrustmg their way through the soil. V1 hen you pour a packet of seed~ rnto sour hand and begin to place them the proper distance apart in the furrow, you become not lust a participant, hut a custo- dian of life. Noir planted' those seeds. You 1rcd for them properly You h,ncsted the stop It is perfectly natural to he err cited and thnllcd ssith sour suc• cess Gardening is to enjoy' (;rowing up Grow vine craps. such as cucumbers. watermelons, squash. and pumpkins. on fences. stakes or trellises to conserve garden space COLEUS (. I ZINNIAS (_ ; PANSIES 1 DUSTY -MILLER f CAULIFLOWER L; PETUNIAS Li BRUSSEL SPROUTS Li MARIGOLDS LiSALVIA Cl LOBELIA BEGONIAS El ASTERS r- ALL BEDDING PLANTS 2 PLANTS PER BOX K.C. COOKE Florist 6I ORANGE ST. SOUTH CLINTON 482-701.2 GERANIUMS i-; ALYSSUM L ]TOMATOES [CABBAGE O PORTULACA ALGERATUM 'SPANISH ONIONS ab AIL