We all know that eating your vegetables is important, and deep leafy bitter greens are a great additional for any diet. They are a great source of fiber, providing vitamins and C -rich, iron, calcium, folate and carotenoids, and act as an antioxidant to help remove free radicals from the body.
In addition to their nutritional benefits, bitter greens are easy to grow in winter, and delicious for it; Cold temperatures break starch into simple sugars, produce a milky, sweet taste, even more tasty for eaters.
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James Myers, PhD, Oregon is a professor of vegetable breeding and genetics at State University, Koravelis.
Justin Ballave Claimson University has a fruit and vegetable research colleague.
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Spinach plant (Spinacia Oleresia) Priority to the cooler season and produce new tender growth on regular harvesting. In the fall, wait until the soil temperature has fallen below 70 ° F for good seed germination and sown in a loam, loam -rich, loamy soil. You can also buy transplanting for sharp crops.
Cutting of leaves which are three to six inches long can begin about 37 to 45 days after planting. Start by lifting the outer leaves and then reach the desired shape and harvest new leaves.
“A 3 -inch high raised bed with good drainage will reduce the problem of bed Soaking in young seedlings,Cla with the Claimson University Fruit and Vegetable Research Associate Justin Balev.
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Kail (Brasica Oleresia) One of the most popular greens to grow in winter is because there are many varieties. You can grow a bud with seeds or implants for the earlier crop. The best soil temperature to plant Kail is 60 ° F to 65 ° F and every variety will have a sweet taste if it is Surked after the first frost,
Decorative vs tasty bail
While kale is often grown as a decorative plant to add color to winter gardens, choose a type of optimal to eat.
- Starbor: Green leaves, ready for crop in 55 days.
- Red Russian: Purple leaves, ready for crop in 50 days.
- Scarlet: Red leaves, ready for crop in 55 days.
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Cabbage (Brasica Oleresia) There is a cool-weather crop that makes a tight center of the most soft leaves. While it can be grown from seeds, cabbage seedlings will bring the earlier crops.
Cabbage grows best from about 60 ° F to 65 ° F, but can bear the temperature by 20 ° F. The plant will be affected by spacing how big the head is so that each plant should be At least 12 inches isolatedCabbage plants prefer equally moist, well -flowing soil during their growing times.
Cabbage requires about 70 days to mature from the time of planting. Once the head is firm to touch, they are ready to be cut.
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Collide (Brasika Oleresia Var. Viridis) A humility in South America is considered when the first frost on its best performance in winter. New, tender collard leaves can be eaten raw, but large leaves should be removed to the center’s stem and then cooked for the best taste.
Collard plants grow with a center stalk and leaves Should be cut From under the plant. Choose only a few leaves from each plant so that the plant will grow upwards to produce more leaves.
Ballew says that collectors will be ready to harvest 10 to 15 days after 10 to 15 days after sowing with plants reaching full maturity in 60 to 80 days on the basis of cultivator.
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mustard greens (Brasica Junksia) Their spicy leaves and seeds are grown. Some varieties are grown for their seeds that are used to taste brown mustard. If you are looking for bitter greens, these farming are exceptionally tender and delicious:
- ‘Carolina Broadleif’: Tender, lightly ruled, light green leaves
- ‘red giant’: Big, maroon-tinged leaves
- ‘Savana’: Smooth, a milky with round leaves, hybrid mustard
Mustard sowing reaches maturity between 25 to 50 days, which is on the basis of farming. Regular harvesting will help plants to produce tender leaves. As the hot temperature comes, Plants will bolt And should be removed from the garden.
Why should we grow bitter greens in winter?
Bitter greens is a cool weather crop that should be planted out in very early spring or late autumn. These plants can withstand cold temperature, and willpower No Summer heat and high humidity.
Even if you can keep plants alive during summer, they will not be tasty like people grown in winter. The duration of cold temperature breaks the wires in the leaves in a simple, sweet taste -producing ordinary sugars.
If you have enjoyed gardening awards during summer, then applying bitter greens in the fall will provide nutritious, fresh yield in winter.
