New Dimension Seed®
Fall Garden Guide
Sue Berge
Dimension Trade
Company, LLC, PO Box 1294, Scappoose, OR
WWW.NEWDIMENSIONSEED.COM
Many vegetables can be planted
for fall harvesting. New Dimension Seed has a great selection of fall
vegetable seeds that will help extend your gardening season and enjoy
fresh vegetables into the fall and beyond. The key to fall gardening is to
get the vegetables start and going before the cold rainy season arrives in
the Northwest. The following is a brief guide for planning and growing a
fall garden. For more information on the subject please visit
our website.
Preparing for a fall garden:
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Clean out summer garden,
compost plant debris. Be sure to through away diseased plant remains
to prevent the diseases from re-entering the garden.
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Apply an all purpose
fertilizer; mix it thoroughly into the soil. Some compost can be
incorporated in the soil at this time.
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Plant vegetables according to
their growing habit, maturity dates, and amount of time you will spend
on taking care of them when frost arrives.
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Group
short-term vegetables such as radishes, lettuce, baby bok choy and
cilantro together. These vegetables are frost tolerant and can be
grown into the fall and early winter with proper care. Selections of
short-term vegetables are: Snowman Baby Bok Choy, Lulan Baby Bok Choy,
Arctic Circle Tah Choy, White Tux Radish, Crimson Lady Finger Radish
and Big Leaf Cilantro.
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Group mid-term vegetables such
as fall cucumbers, beans and zucchini. These vegetables are more
susceptible to frost damage. Be sure there is about 70-80 days remain
before the frost arrives to get a fall harvest. Selections of mid-term
vegetables are:
Stallion White Cucumber, C-C
Cucumber, Speedy Silver Zucchini, Purple Cardinal Bean and Ruby Crest
Flat Bean.
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Group long-term vegetables
together, these include peas, carrots, spinach, cabbage, gai lan
(Chinese broccoli) green onions, turnip and daikon radish. Carrots and
spinach can be covered with straw when winter arrives and kept through
the winter and next spring. Selections of long-term vegetables are:
Yellow Sub Carrot, Kara Fall Carrot, Red Trooper Spinach, Flag Pole
Giant Green Onion, snow peas and snap peas, Winter Elf Chinese
Cabbage, kohlrabi, Ivory Daikon Radish and Silver Bell Sweet Turnip.
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To help
accelerate fall gardening, seeds can be started before the fall soil
preparation is under way. So by the time the soil is prepared, the
seedlings will be ready to go into the ground.
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Happy
Gardening!
Recipe: Boiled Green Soybeans
1 lb. Green soybean with
shell, 8 C. water, 2 T. salt, 2 T. fennel seeds and 3-4 bay leaves.
Place all ingredients in a pot. Bring it to a boil and continue to
boil for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow soybeans to cool in
pot. Drain and serve. Pop out soybeans when eat, discard the shells.
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Recipe: Marinated Zucchinis
2 Speedy Silver Zucchinis,
cut into ¼ inch thin slices, 1 T. dry Italian seasoning, salt to
taste, 3 T. olive oil, 2 T. vinegar, 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 small
tomato, chopped, 2 sprigs of basil, torn into small pieces. Combine
dry Italian seasoning, olive oil, vinegar and minced garlic in a bowl.
Mix to blend well. Pour over zucchini slices. Add chopped tomato and
basil Let stand for at least 2 hours before serving. Adjust salt if
necessary. Delicious add to salads.
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