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Backyard Vegetables for Winter Storage
…and then some…
Backyard Vegetables for Winter Storage …and then some…
Planting - Varieties Keeping the Harvest Season Extenders
Planting
How much do I want to eat seasonally?
Winter Squash – October to May – 8 months Potatoes – August to April/May – 9-10 months Onions, Green – June to November – 7 months Storage – August to May – 10 months
Carrots Parsnips Pickles Dried Fruit
What the description says (or doesn’t say)
Early crop Main season Storage crop Seed count per package Yield
pH requirements Temperature for germinating and growing How to plant, harvest, and store Time from seeding to eating
Seed Selection: How to read a catalogue
Direct Seeding●Shorter maturing time ●Chard, greens, peas, beans, radishes
●Tiny tap roots ●Carrots, beets, fennel
Transplants• Get a jump on the growing season • Lettuce, spinach, scallions, beans, brassicas for larger heads
• Varieties needing a longer time to mature • Onions, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, artichokes
• To fool the crows • Corn, beans
Round Pod
Flat Pod
FilletDrying
Costata Romanesco
Portofino
Cocozelle
How to Keep the HarvestShort term• Fridge and cool spaces
Long term• Cold room / root cellar • Freezing • Drying • Pickling / jamming / canning • Juicing • Vinegars • Oil curing • Salting • Leave it in the ground
Cold Room/Root Cellar
*Harvest, clean, cure, edit, store, check frequently for
signs of spoilage* *Apples, pears, melons and
other fruits produce ethylene gas, which causes carrots, potatoes and other
roots to turn bitter and sprout early. Do Not Store
Together!*
Cool Storage -Winter Squash
10 - 18°C 50 -75% humidity
3 - 9 months
Drying
Freezing
Pickling, jamming and canning
Vinegars
Salting
Herbes salées
Juicing Oil Curing Leave it in the ground
Herbs
Wash and Dry your herbs first!
• Dry • Freeze • Vinegar • Salt • Oil
Extending the growing season
• Cold Frames • Unheated Hoop
Houses • Windowsills • Pots
Plant Choices Harvesting
Windowsills and Pots