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GARDEN GUIDE 



The Dwarf Limas are only partly dwarf, and should be given more 

 space than the Green and Wax Beans. Put the seed in edgewise with the 

 eye down, and if possible, avoid jjlanting within two or three days of rain. 



Pole or running Beans are usually planted in specially prepared hills 

 3 to 4 ft. apart, and supported on rough poles or stakes with cross pieces. 

 A better way is to grow them in rows, and support them on a continuous 

 treUis. For a long bearing season keep all pods picked off as fast as they 

 are large enough. Many varieties, however, are good as shell Beans after 

 they mature. 



Pole Limas should not be planted until the ground is thoroughly 

 warm. Set the seed, eye downward, in hills 4 to 5 ft. apart. In each hill 



place 8 to 10 beans, 13^ to 2 in. deep, 

 and when the plants are established 

 thin to 4 or 5 . Many gardeners now 

 use the Bush Lima instead of the 

 Pole; they are just as satisfactory 

 and require no support. 



BEETS 



Beets thrive in well enriched, 

 moist soil. Sow the seed 1 in. deep 

 in drills 12 to 15 in. apart, and thin 

 out early to 4 in. The thinnings from 

 the crop make excellent greens. As 

 with all the root crops, especially 

 when planted early in the season, 

 growth will be greatly stimulated by 

 a slight application of nitrate of soda. 

 Make two or three sowings between 

 April and the latter part of June 

 when the crop for Fall use and Winter 

 storage is put in. 



Egyptian Beets 



BROCCOLI— BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Broccoli is a crop similar to Cauliflower, but much hardier. Give 

 same culture as Cauliflower and grow for Fall and Winter use, as it does 

 not thrive in the hot season. 



Brussels Sprouts, an extremely delicious vegetable, is grown in much 

 the same way as Cauliflower or Cabbage. The "buttons" or small heads 

 which form along the stalk may be grown to a larger size by pinching out 

 the crown of the plant after the "buttons" have formed. These plants are 

 extremely hardy and the "buttons," which are improved by frost, may be 

 left on the stalk and gathered when wanted until Midwinter. 



