THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



cover the seed lightly but firmly with soil. 

 The young plants should be thinned out 

 to three inches apart. As they grow the 

 onions will appear above ground, but do not 

 cover them, as this is their habit of growth. 



Onions require a rich, heavy soil; indeed, 

 the large crops of them for market are 

 raised on low meadows where the soil is 

 black muck. In the garden, of course, you 

 can only give the ground plenty of ferti- 

 lizer and abundant cultivation, and the result 

 is generally all the onions you wish to use. 

 The success of the onion crop depends upon 

 its being kept free from weeds. When ripe 

 pull them up and let them dry in the sun 

 for a couple of days, then store away in 

 boxes in the cellar. White onions of me- 

 dium size are the most desirable. 



Onions may also be grown from small 

 bulbs called sets. These should be planted 

 about three inches apart and a couple of 

 inches deep, in rows a foot apart. If planted 

 as soon as the ground can be worked in the 

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