Re: harvesting my veg.
Harvest your horseradish after a few frosts. This makes them taste better.
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat <pdanielak@bluecrab.org>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: harvesting my veg.
> I'm still harvesting cherry tomatoes and peppers here in Maryland, and the
> "fall" lettuce is now slowly being harvested -- three salads so far, and
> delicious. Our summer was far too hot for lettuce.
>
> Tomato production was down this year, at least for the larger varieties.
It
> started Very well, then came the drought and heat wave, followed by cooler
> than normal temperatures and heavy rains. Too many extremes and
temperature
> fluctuations, I guess. Beter Boy did the best, followed by Better Bush.
The
> Rutgers didn't do well at all this year.
>
> The Kohlrabi is coming along. The seedlings started slowly, then responded
> quickly to cooler weather, but the temps went up to nearly 90º again this
> week (sigh), so we'll see.
>
> I direct-planted some chard seedlings for the fall. Some of them failed,
> again because of too much rain, but I'm still re-seeding and hoping for
the
> best.
>
> Oh, I have a couple of potato plants going in pots. This is the first time
> I've tried this in the fall. I've had great success with container
potatoes
> in the spring.
>
> Any thoughts on when I should harvest my horseradish?
>
> Pat
> Zone 7, Maryland
>
>
