Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Community Center present PESACH GARDEN page 27 STRETCH / Children with ADD and ADHD and R H Ages 7-9 and 10-12 Stretch and Reach is an unique after-school program of supervised physical exercise and social interaction designed to complement current ADD and ADHD interventions. Located at the Jewish Community Center's West Bloomfield and Oak Park campuses. One-way transportation is provided from the child's school to the Jewish Community Center. Registration is NOW being accepted for the • Spring Program. plants, but you can use your own seeds. This year, if you plan to use homegrown pars- ley at your Seders you should begin with a plant; the herb you grow from your own seeds likely will not be large enough to use yet. You have two choices of parsley types: Curly or plain. Curly parsley is used more ex- tensively for its decorativeness. the garden is as good as it gets, and no Seder is complete without it To get the best quality root, you should har- vest the plant before it renews its growth in the spring. You can store it in the refrigerator or in damp sand in a cool place until Pesach arrives. Horseradish is rarely car- ried by nurseries, so you'll have to order it by mail or ask Register today Contact ELLEN enrollment • YASHINSKY, MSW is limited. at 810-559-1500. Stretch and Reach is a recipient of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Max M. Fisher Jewish Community Foundation. ELLI V ,u\IENILE DESIGNER FURNITURE THE APPL ETREE Imported Baby and Children's Furniture and Accessories 28 Where safety, beauty and quality go hand in hand. 1875 S. Woodward • Birmingham • (810) 644-0525 This is the parsley usually around and find someone found at the Seder plate, as its who grows it. You can easily leaves are attractive and more start new plants by root divi- palatable for children. The oth- sions, and you can even plant er choice is the plain, or Ital- the roots you find in the su- ian, parsley. It has a more permarket or produce store. pronounced flavor and is the The plant is quite hardy and parsley of choice for cooking. will spread year after year, so Both types have the same gen- put it in a spot where it can eral growing requirements. be easily controlled. Plants Parsley is biennial. The sec- started by root cuttings take ond season you will have new two full growing seasons until growth, and by mid-summer they can be harvested. the plant will go to seed. At When you are ready to pre- this point, you need to have pare the horseradish, first peel other plants waiting in the and then wash the root It is sidelines to continue growing best to chop it in a blender or during the summer and fall. food processor, rather than by Horseradish fresh from hand, as it is very pungent. ❑ Michael Brown is a writer and I gardener living in Kendall Park, NJ.