Veggies 3 Flashcards
You can speed up development of Brussels sprouts by _ 3 wks before harvest
Removing the growing tip
Brussels develop a bitter flavor in _ conditions (2)
Hot
Dry
Because Brussels develop bitter flavor in hot and dry conditions
Time your plantings for fall harvest
For Brussels, cooler temperatures and even _ result in better flavor
Light frost
Harvest Brussels balls from the bottom up when they are _ in diameter
1inch
Splitting can occur when cabbage heads are
Mature
Splitting can occur after a _ on cabbage
Heavy rain
Carrots packed with vitamin
A
Sow carrot seeds in garden 2-3 wks before
Last spring frost
Sow carrots in garden in mid summer for
A fall harvest
After planting carrot seeds
Cover with clear plastic
Remove clear plastic once (carrots)
Seeds sprout
_ critical for straight, quality carrots (2)
Proper soil prep
Thinning
For winter storage of carrots
Leave stems of fall harvest in garden
Mulch carrots in ground after
Ground freezes
There are _ varieties of cauliflower (3)
Green
Orange
Purple
Cauliflower a bit more sensitive to growing conditions than (2)
Cabbage
Broccoli
Best luck growing cauliflower from
Transplants
Plant transplant cauliflower in garden no sooner than
2-3 wks before last spring frost
Cauliflower transplants should be covered when there is
A frost in the forecast
For fall harvest, plant cauliflower
Mid to late summer
Heat, cold, and _ can prevent cauliflower from growing full size
Drought
Blanch head of cauliflower when head is size of a
Quarter
Blanch definition
Cover head with leaves
