Ever Gro Agriculture- Newsletter

VOLUME ONE May 2007 NUMBER 3

Apply Fertilizer Properly
(courtesy of USDA)

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It is best to apply fertilizer when the soil is moist and then water lightly. This will help the fertilizer move into the root zone where it is available to the plants, rather than stay on top of the soil where it can be blown or washed away.

Watch the weather. Avoid applying it immediately before a heavy rain system is predicted to arrive. Too much rain (or sprinkler water) will take the nutrients away from the lawn's root zone.

Use the minimal amount of fertilizer necessary and apply it in small, frequent applications. An application of 2 pounds of fertilizer five times per year is better than 5 pounds of fertilizer twice a year.

Calibrate your fertilizer spreader to be sure you know exactly how much material is being discharged in a given space. Follow instructions accompanying your spreader.

When spreading fertilizer, cover ends of the lawn first, ten go back and forth across the rest of the lawn, using half of the recommended amount. Shut the spreader off before reaching the ends to avoid over-application. Apply the other half of the fertilizer going back and forth perpendicular to the first pattern.

Dispose of fertilizer bags or containers in a safe and state-approved manner.

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Kosher Kooking Salmon page 5

Pan-Seared Salmon with
Tomato-Cucumber Salsa

Ingredients:
1 (1-pound) salmon fillet
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 (14-1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
with green pepper and onion, drained
1 medium cucumber chopped
1 small red or yellow; bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon CRISCO Vegetable Oil
1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

Instructions:
Place salmon in a shallow dish; sprinkle with lime juice, salt, and pepper. Cover and chill 1 hour, if desired. Stir together tomatoes and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Set salsa aside. Cook fillet in 2 teaspoons hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 6 minutes; turn and cook 2 minutes. Add half of salsa, and cook 4 minutes. Serve immediately. (Serve leftover salsa as an appetizer.)

Makes 4 servings.
Preparation time: l0 min.
Chilling time: 1 hr. (optional)
Cooking time: 12 min.

Recipe courtesy of the Southern Living Cooking School.