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