LATE CROPS 



nip seed in the same row ; after the turnips are har- 

 vested we can sow spinach in the same place. The 

 spinach will live over the winter and be an early 

 crop next spring. So you see we have grown four 

 crops on one single row of our garden plot. 



There are many combinations you can work, and 

 this is one thing that makes gardening so pleasant. 

 We can always scheme new schemes. 



Late crops that we can have are carrots, beets, 

 corn, radishes, turnips, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, 

 and Brussels sprouts. By late, I mean we can 

 plant them late in the season and still get a crop. 

 At my home on Long Island we can plant these veg- 

 etables as late as the 4th of July and get a crop. 

 You remember I told you some time ago how to 

 reckon this; ten days for every 100 miles north or 

 south. If you live 100 miles north of here your 

 season will be ten days shorter, and you may not 

 be able to grow some of these late crops. If you 

 live 100 miles south your season will be ten days 

 longer, and you can surely grow all of them. 



Spinach can be planted two weeks before the first 

 white frost, then when the ground becomes frozen, 

 cover it over with some straw or hay and leave it 

 all winter. Next spring remove the covering and 

 you will have a very early crop. 



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