Plan for the New Year

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Harvest lettuce and other greens in the middle of winter by planting them in a cold frame, which uses sheets of glass or clear plastic to capture the sun’s heat.
Harvest lettuce and other greens in the middle of winter by planting them in a cold frame, which uses sheets of glass or clear plastic to capture the sun’s heat.
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Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’
Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’
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Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’
Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’
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Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’
Enjoy homegrown apples into the winter by choosing varieties that store well such as ‘Arkansas Black’ and ‘Suncrisp.’

Maritime Canada & New England

New England gardens are covered in a protective blanket of snow, but the arrival of new seed catalogs kindles distant memories of butter-tender broccoli and succulent tomatoes, as well as great ideas for holiday gifts. Two of my favorite products are the ho-mi or E-Z digger, an oriental hand tool with a curved blade that can bust sod or delicately cover a seed row, and Wet Stop gloves, which are exceptionally flexible and lightweight. Favorite vegetable varieties I plan to plant in 2006 include: Purple Peacock, a beautiful broccoli and kale cross with sweet broccoli florets; Cool Breeze cucumbers, which produce nonbitter pickling cukes; Papaya Pear, a deep-gold summer squash that holds its form well when cooked; and Jimmy Nardello frying peppers, which ripen early in a northern climate and are sublime when fried or roasted.

  • Published on Dec 1, 2005
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