Veg and Preservatives

Mojisola

Art_Deco wrote: »

shocked that they can be kept for up to a year!! You learn something everyday.

Art_Deco wrote: »

Not my root veg , just the broccolli

Fresh produce like broccoli isn't kept for a year - it's usually harvested and packed in the field and sent straight to the retailers. It doesn't last in good condition for very long but you should be getting more than a couple of days out of it.

Root veg can be stored for longer - our ancestors would have made clamps to keep the veg fresh over the winter but we use climate and atmosphere controlled stores now.

Farway

GreyQueen wrote: »

With veg, our harvesting is interrupting the plant's natural process from an immature state to a mature state. Parsnips and carrots are actually supposed to live two years and send up flowering stems on the second summer (parsnips end up about 7 ft tall btw). HTH.

I heard answer on GQT for attracting bees etc to garden. One answer was plant some parsnips, so I did when reduce yellow stickers were offered

They grew a treat & bees / hoverflies etc loved them, with a MSE gain because they self sowed & free parsnips the year after, if you are not fussed where they pop up