Veggies 5 Flashcards
Harvest garlic bulbs when at least _ of tops have yellowed
3/4 of tops
Leave kale and collards _ inches apart
18
Rotate plantings of collards and kale to minimize
Disease problems
Harvest outer leaves on collards and kale when they are (2)
Firm
Crisp
Harvest outer leaves on collards and kale when they are _ inches long (range)
8-12
Sow lettuce seeds as soon as
Soil can be worked
Successive sowing every _ days for lettuce to extend harvest
10
Lettuce requires _ supply of water
Even
Plant watermelons in _ to increase soil warmth
Raised hills
Remove any onion plant that forms a _ and use immediately
Flower stalk
(2) can attack onions
Onion maggot
Thrip
Wait for tops to _ to harvest onions (2)
Fall over
Dry
Oregano is _ tolerant
Drought
Oregano is aggressive and will
Self-sow
Offspring from self sowing oregano are often
Flavorless
Oregano can attract _ in hot dry weather
Spider mites
Oregano leaves are most flavorful before
Plant flowers
Parsley attracts butterflies by
Providing food for swallowtail butterfly caterpillars
Parsley is biennial, grown as an
Annual
In wet or poorly drained soil, parsley can get
Crown rot
Once swallowtail caterpillars are done feeding
Plants will recover
Harvest parsley by
Cutting
To improve parsley germination _
Soak 24 hours in warm water before sowing