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WAR GARDENING 



early lettuce, radishes, and other little 

 crops may be planted. Early cabbage should 

 be gathered as soon as it has formed solid 

 heads. Late cabbage may be stored in 

 trenches and covered with straw and earth. 







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Fig. 17 Corn, planted properly, at depth of 2 inches. 



Carrots 



Sow seed X m ch deep, using % ounce 

 to 25 feet of row. Thin to 2 or 3 inches 

 apart when roots crowd each other. 



Cauliflower 



Grown the same as cabbages, except when 

 the heads form, the loose outer leaves should 

 be tied together over the heads to keep out 

 the light and bleach them. 



Celery 



Sow seed in seed boxes and set plants in 

 garden in June or July, 6 inches apart, 

 trenches 6 inches deep and 3 feet apart. 

 Make the trenches 6 to 8 inches wide at the 

 bottom so that rains will not wash the earth 

 over the young plants. As the plants grow, 

 cultivate the ground into the trenches. 

 When plants are large heap earth around 

 stalks to whiten them. 



Celeriac 



This is a large rooted form of celery. It 

 is grown like celery, except that the plants 

 do not need bleaching. The large root is 

 cooked for use. The plants should be pro- 

 tected in freezing weather by straw or 

 mulch (half-rotted manure and straw), and 

 dug when needed. 



Corn, Sweet 



Plant 5 or 6 seed 1 inch deep in hills 3 

 feet apart. When plants are 4 inches high 

 pull out all but 2 or 3 plants in each hill. 

 Make new plantings every 2 weeks until 

 July or August so as to have corn for use 

 during the entire season. 



Cucumbers 



Plant 8 to 10 seed 1 inch deep in hills 4 

 feet apart. Later thin to 2 plants per hill. 

 Do not plant until soil is warm and frosts 

 are over. ^ Hoe or cultivate only until plants 

 start to vine, then pull weeds by hand. 



Eggplant 



Little plants from seed boxes are set 2 

 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart. 



Endive 



In midsummer sow seed ^ inch deep 

 and later thin plants to 8 inches apart. To 

 blanch hearts raise leaves and tie together 

 over heart. 



Kale 



Sow seed }4 inch deep in rows 18 to 24 

 inches apart. Thin the plants until they 

 are from 6 to 8 inches apart in the rows. 



Kohlrabi 



Sow seed > inch deep and later thin 

 plants to 4 or 6 inches. 



Lettuce 



Sow seed y* inch deep in rows 1 foot apart 

 and later thin out until plants are 5 to 6 

 inches apart. There should be successive 

 plantings, but lettuce is not grown in ex- 

 tremely hot weather. Sow seed the last of 

 August and in September to be transplanted 

 to the cold frame in October. 



Mint 



Roots may be procured from a seedsman 

 or neighbor. Plant one or two clumps of 

 these roots in a corner of garden in the spring. 



Muskmelon 



Grown like cucumbers except hills must 

 be 6 feet apart. 



Muskmelons are difficult to raise and 

 are not recommended to gardeners who 

 are not experienced in their culture. 



Fig. 18 Corn, planted properly in hill, at a depth of 

 2 inches and with corner kernels 3 inches apart. 



Okra 



Sow seeds when corn and beans are being 

 planted. Sow 1 inch deep a few inches apart 

 in rows 3 to 5 feet apart. Thin plants to 18 

 or 24 inches apart. Until plants are almost 

 grown cultivate frequently and not very 

 deeply. 



Pick young pods every day to keep plant 

 bearing. 



Onions 



Onions will grow from seed or from bulbs, 

 called sets. It is better to use sets in home 

 gardens. For early green onions plant sets 



