308 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



be found in seed catalogs published by local seed firms, in 

 bulletins published by state experiment stations, in bulletins 

 published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 and in any good book on vegetable production. Frequent 

 conversations with successful gardeners will tend to clear 

 up some of the things that are not understood: 



Outline 



Name and variety of the vegetable to be planted. 



Soil requirements. 



Fertilizer requirements. 



Method of propagation seed, bulb, and tuber. 



Seasons of planting. 



Methods of planting. 



1. How far apart are the rows? 



2. How far apart are the plants in the rows? 



3. How deep is the seed, tuber, or plant planted? 



4. How many seeds are needed for 100 feet of drill? 

 Location of the vegetable in the garden. 



3, Is the vegetable sun-loving in its habits? 



2. Is the vegetable shade-loving in its habits? 



3. Will the vegetable shade or crowd other vegetables? 

 Care of the crop. 



1. How often should the crop be cultivated? 



2. What is the required distance between plants for the full devel- 



opment of the vegetable? 



3. Does this vegetable need to be transplanted? 



4. Does this vegetable need to be staked? 



5. Does this vegetable need to be blanched? 



6. Does this vegetable need to be sprayed? 



(a) What is the purpose of the spray? 



(b) What is the best spray to use? 



(c) How often should the crop be sprayed? 

 Harvesting. 



1. When should this vegetable mature? 



2. How is it prepared for home use? 



