The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



Sow the seed in shallow drills early in the season; 

 thin to stand six inches apart in the row. It is 

 hardy and may remain in the ground all winter, 

 but a supply for winter use should be dug at the 

 approach of cold weather and stored in boxes of 

 sand or earth in the root cellar. As soon as the 

 frost is out of the ground in spring and before 

 growth starts they must be dug. If it is desired 

 to grow seed the plants should be set out again, or 

 may be left where they are if the ground is not 

 needed for other vegetables, and cultivated the 

 same as seedling plants. 



SPINACH 



The most important of the vegetables grown 

 for greens, should be sown in the open ground 

 as early as the ground can be worked if wanted 

 for early spring and summer use. For fall and 

 winter use sow in September. For a succession 

 sow every two weeks. Sow in drills one foot 

 apart and one inch deep, in soil as fertile as one 

 can compass ; the soil cannot be too rich for spin- 

 ach, as upon the rapidity of its growth depends 



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