Birds and Blooms Extra – September 01, 2019

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What’s your

favorite veggie

to grow?

ACROSS THE FENCE

Cucumbersarequickandeasy.Ilovetoeatandgrowthem.Iplant

atleastthreedifferentvarietieseverysummer,includingpickling

cucumbers.Theyhavethemostflavor—sometimesI’lljustpickone,

wipeitoffandstartmunching! AliceMellorSCOTLAND,CONNECTICUT

There’snothingbetterthanfreshsweetcorn

fromthegarden! TiffanyErtleHOMOSASSA,FLORIDA

IplantSwisschardinmyflowerbeds.Ilove

thevarietyofcoloredleavesandstems.

GailRandalHALIFAX,PENNSYLVANIA

Ilovegrowing

cayennechile

peppers.They’re

lesspickythan

otherveggies,and

dowellinKansas’

changingweather.

Ifreezethemto

useinchiliand

otherrecipes.

JenniferBroadstreetHess

MARION,KANSAS

YOURTURN!

What

birding

destinationison

yourbucketlist?

EveryyearIgrowatomato

plantinawhiskeybarrelor

anotherlargecontainer.Ialso

addherbslikebasil,oregano,

thymeandsometimeseven

greenonions.Iliketocallthe

plantingmyspaghettipot.

DarcyLarum

JANESVILLE,WISCONSIN

Q:

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Readers prefer to grab this produce from

the garden instead of the grocery store.

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Cayenne

peppers

Tomatoes

My favorite veggies are sugar snap peas. I seed them early in spring,

so they’re one of the first plants to pop up in my garden. The pods

taste just like summer! Rhonda Giesbrecht STEINBACH, MANITOBA