12 Beets 



gardener should sow very sparsely. Seed should 

 be planted to a depth of an inch. 



For a succession of beets during the summer, 

 plantings should be made every four or five weeks 

 during the spring. Beets to be stored for the 

 winter should be sown late in the summer. For 

 winter use, sugar beets will give satisfaction. 



The thinnings of beets make good vegetable greens 

 and should be cooked as spinach is cooked. No 

 part of the beet should be wasted since the tops are 

 so utilized. They are a most healthful vegetable 

 containing properties which the human system 

 needs. 



Beets may be grown between the wide rows of such 

 vegetables as tomatoes, corn, melons, etc. This will 

 not harm the other vegetables, as the beet does 

 not draw heavily enough to eat up too much food 

 when planted in wide rows. The combination of a 

 quick-growing and a slow-growing plant is seldom 

 harmful to either. 



Beets, carrots, parsnips, and turnips produce seed 

 only from the second year's growth. Hence it is 

 wiser to buy these seed than to attempt to save 

 them from plants. 



