Making Sauerkraut

sauerkraut

Making Sauerkraut is a great way to enjoy cabbage and practice the art of fermentation. Fermenting the Cabbage The idea behind sauerkraut is to ferment cabbage in salt until the desired texture and flavour is achieved. Salt draws the liquid from the cabbage creating a brine. A weight holds the cabbage below the brine to…

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How To Grow Romaine

Growing Romaine in a Salad Garden

Lettuce is a cool weather crop that we can start early in the season and harvest throughout the entire season. We look at how to grow romaine lettuce in any garden. Growing Romaine Lettuce One of the most popular varieties of lettuce is Romaine (Cos). The heads are full of beautifully large leaves. Used for…

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How To Grow Corn

corn in a three sisters garden

Corn is a rewarding crop to grow in your garden. With deep roots in history, it is one of the traditional plants grown in a Three Sisters Garden. How To Grow Corn In growing zones lower than zone 4 you should start corn indoors a few weeks before the last frost of the season. Corn…

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How To Grow Leeks

leeks on Nutmeg Disrupted

Leeks are a cool weather crop and can be started early in the season. They are a cousin to the green onion but grow much larger and have a mellow flavour. How To Grow Leeks Starting Seeds Indoors Being a cool weather crop you can start them early indoors to get a head start on…

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How To Grow Red Cabbage

a head of red cabbage in the garden

Red cabbage is a cool weather crop that can be planted early in the season. Though it resembles purple more than red look for seeds labeled as red cabbage. Ph Plays a Role The colour of the plant can in part be determined by the ph level in the soil. In soil that is more…

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