the soil and put rock, brick or other coarse 

 material at the bottom, then fill in with sandy 

 loam and spread manure about four inches 

 deep and mix by spading. 



The ground must not be wet, but have good 

 drainage or the roots will rot and die. Plant the 

 young grass roots about eight inches deep and two 

 feet apart in rows, making about four parallel 

 rows to a bed. Be sure and spread the roots out 

 well in the bottom of the hole when planting 

 and plant in an upright position — not spread 

 out flat. When the young grass heads appear, 

 allow them to grow about three inches above 

 the ground. 



To harvest them take a sharp knife with a 

 long blade, run it down about four inches un- 

 der the ground and cut off the shoot with a 

 slanting cut. Care must be taken not to cut 

 or wound other young shoots, which are not 

 in sight. After cutting two or three crops of 

 young shoots, allow two or three shoots from 

 each crown of roots to grow to maturity. This 

 treatment will keep the roots alive and strong 

 for next season. 



After the seed stalks are old cut them down 

 even with the ground and clear the bed. Cover 

 the bed with three or four inches of manure 

 and spade in but be careful not to go deep 

 enough to disturb the crown roots. 

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