Mid-Season Vegetables 



is in full rows make them a foot or fifteen inches 

 apart. As soon as the plants are large enough, 

 thin to stand three or four inches apart; this is 

 important as fine, smooth roots cannot be pro- 

 duced if crowded. 



The turnip maggot is the greatest enemy the 

 turnip has and it sometimes appears in gardens 

 that have been entirely free from it and I think 

 is brought in in the seed. It is the same little 

 worm that works its tortuous way through and 

 around the radish and, although I have never 

 grown a wormy radish, still last season an entire 

 planting of turnips were ruined by this pest, so 

 as I was quite sure it was not previously present 

 in the soil I am forced to the conviction that I 

 bought and planted it together with the seed. 

 Moral — Buy seed of reliable dealers and examine 

 carefully for worm holes before planting. 



The Purple-top White Globe is a most popu- 

 lar market sort. Snowball is a white variety of 

 fine appearance and early maturity and if used 

 young is very tender and sweet. Early White 

 Egg is another good early sort and for those who 



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