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TURNIPS WHEN TO SOW AND HOW 



T3Y SOWING seeds of extra early kinds (see p. 169) 

 " as soon as the ground can be put in shape in early 

 spring, tender turnips may be gathered within sixty days 

 after sowing. However, these early kinds do not keep 

 well and hot weather, during July and August, is apt to 

 produce bitter roots. For this reason the planting 

 of turnips is generally abandoned by middle of May, to 

 be resumed during July to produce roots for fall and win- 

 ter. 



Seeds are of strongest germination and should be sown 

 very thinly, on an average not more than two to an inch, 

 which will cause the average packet to suffice for thirty 

 feet of row, one ounce for 200 feet of row. The rows 

 should be placed twelve to twenty-four inches apart, 

 according to variety. The early sorts make but small 

 tops and can be planted closer than later, larger sorts 

 with more spreading tops. Seeds should be covered from 

 one-quarter to one-half inch deep, according to soil. 



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