Lots of uses for the garden's bounty.(Home & Garden)(The art of gardening)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2007

Byline: Fran Thompsen The Planter's Palette Do your neighbors run and hide when they see you coming with more zucchini? You've worked hard in the spring and early summer to get the garden going. Now, what do you do with all those vegetables and herbs? If you have a bounty of vegetables, you probably already have your favorite tomato sauce, zucchini bread and pickles.

But there is a limit even for standbys and only so much space for storage. Lacking the availability of the old root cellars, root vegetables can be stored right where they grow until late fall or early winter. Cover them with a thick layer of mulch to protect them from an early deep freeze. Harvest when ready to use. Try making some jams with excess fruit or herbs. Even the old- fashioned ripe...