spring

[marbil]

1. what is the gardening term used to describe the process of "frosting" plants or seeds
2. which root vegetable requires this process to improve its flavour
3. what is this process achieving in this vegetable
4. which member of the allium family requires this process to stimulate it into spring growth

[quinie]

Try the "Home & Garden" section.

[marbil]

thanks, i have but no luck yet

[quinie]

2 I think swede is the answer to this.

[ladyalex]

1 scarifying...or so I am informed by my resident gardener...

[ladyalex]

Forget the last answer..he's changed his mind.....

[society]

Leek

[society]

4. Leek

[quinie]

3. Swedes are supposed to taste better after the first frost. My father, who was a keen gardener, always left the swedes in the ground till they got a frosting.

[quinie]

Can't think of the name for this. You "harden off " plants sometimes before planting but have never heard of "frosting "plants.

[ladyalex]

The resident gardener has come up with what he says is a better suggestion for 'frosting'

stratification

http://www.gardenzone...dexnew.php?article=64

[quinie]

ladylex,please thank your resident gardener for giving that site. It was very interesting. Must confess neither I nor my resident gardener had ever heard of that process . We never stop learning!

[ladyalex]

Will pass on your thanks, quinie.
:-))

[marbil]

thank you all