OTHER VEGETABLES 



KOHL-RABI 



The kohl-rabi is a very valuable quick-growing vegetable 

 of the cabbage family. It needs plenty of moisture, good 

 cultivation, and good soil. 



Kohl-rabi endures frost and may be planted early, in 

 rows about 15 inches apart. When the plants are about 

 2 inches high, thin them 5 to 8 inches apart in the row. 

 Harvest the plants when the knobs, or ball-like swellings 

 of the stems, are from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 



Kohl-rabi is also grown from seedlings. Plants may be 

 bought, or transplanted from the crowded parts of your 

 row. 



SWISS CHARD 



Chard is really a leaf beet. It is a better vegetable 

 than spinach for a small garden because it takes less room 

 and grows all summer. Sow seeds in early spring, i inch 

 deep in rows 2 feet apart, and thin the row so that the 

 plants stand 5 inches apart. Cut off the large outside 

 leaves and allow the inner leaves to grow. The large leaves 

 and leafstalks can be cooked together like spinach, or the 

 leafstalk and midrib can be separated from the blade of 

 the leaf and cooked like asparagus. 



PARSLEY 



As parsley is very slow to start, it is best to soak the seed 

 a few hours in warm water before planting. A row of 

 parsley 3 to 5 feet long gives plenty for the average family, 

 as it continues to grow after each cutting. It grows best 



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