. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEEDING VEGETABLES IN THE FALL Research trials conducted at the Alberta Horticultural Research Center in Brooks show that some commonly grown home garden vegetables do well and mature earlier when they are planted in the fall rather than in the spring. Paul Ragan, research horticulturist at the center, reports that trials carried out during both mild and severe winters showed that onion, carrot, parsnip, spinach and lettuce seeds and garlic cloves respond well to fall seeding. He says that the seedlings emerge in April, and that in some years the
. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEEDING VEGETABLES IN THE FALL Research trials conducted at the Alberta Horticultural Research Center in Brooks show that some commonly grown home garden vegetables do well and mature earlier when they are planted in the fall rather than in the spring. Paul Ragan, research horticulturist at the center, reports that trials carried out during both mild and severe winters showed that onion, carrot, parsnip, spinach and lettuce seeds and garlic cloves respond well to fall seeding. He says that the seedlings emerge in April, and that in some years they have emerged as early as the middle of April. He also says seedling emergence is good, although at the present time about 10 per cent of the seeds can be expected not The onions on the left were seeded in the fall. The onions on the right to germinate. Also, if the spring is dry, it may be were seeded the following spring. necessary to water the seedlings. Since soils which have a clay content produce a thick crust that often hinders seedling emergence, a light soil is the best for fall seeding. And the site should be located in an area that is sheltered from strong winds so that the soil and the seeds do not blow away. Mr. Ragan says "tops down" (maturity) in garlic and onions occurs two to three weeks earlier in fall-seeded crops than in spring-seeded crops, and that carrots are ready to harvest in early July. However, a period of prolonged hot, dry weather during July will cause. >hone: (403)427-2121 - (cont'd) - /dlbcrra AGRICULTURE Print Media Branch. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] :
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