preserving veggies

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Along the same lines, I have an assignment about what cultivars or 
varieties of vegetables best for canning, freezing or freeze drying. 
I'm thinking beans, peas, tomatoes, squash, carrots, etc.

Any suggestions?
jems

>I agree that as garden writers we need to do more to get our readers to  grow
>their own greens.  Towards that end...does anyone on the list have any 
>statistics or thoughts on how much space it would take for a family 
>of four to 
>grow their own greens?  I think we need to tell the readers how much space  it
>takes, how many months of production to expect and how to rotate varieties to 
>accomodate the seasons.  Who are the best and most reliable seed  vendors? 
>What can you grow under cover in the winter?
>
>Andrew
>
>
>Andrew Messinger
>The Hampton Gardener is a registered  trade mark and is published every
>Thursday in The Southampton Press, The Press  and the Easthampton Press
>
>

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