THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



and their cultivation will keep the bed free 

 from weeds after it has ceased to bear. 



An asparagus bed should never be cut 

 too closely. Leave three or four stalks on 

 each plant to mature, so that the roots may 

 be better nourished. 



Beans are easily injured by frost, so that 

 it is not safe to sow the first crop before 

 the 10th of May unless the season is very 

 early. Make the drills two inches deep and 

 eighteen inches apart, drop in the beans 

 every three inches and cover them with about 

 two inches of earth. Four crops can well 

 be planted, and the rule in our garden is to 

 plant the second crop when the first is about 

 four inches high, and the third when the 

 second planting has reached the same height. 

 The last crop can be planted the first week 

 in August. 



Two quarts of seed will be sufficient for 



all the plantings for a family of eight. 



There are many varieties; each seedsman has 



some specialty, and the same variety often 



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