PLANNING THE HOME GARDEN 



The third group consists of what is known as 

 "long season crops," or those making a strong 

 root growth during the cool, moist spring, en- 

 during the summer heat, and maturing in the 

 summer and autumn. This group includes 

 carrots, parsnips, salsify, beets, leeks, onions, 

 early potatoes, Swiss chard, kale, New Zealand 

 spinach, parsley, Brussels sprouts and upland 

 cress. 



The two common garden perennials, as- 

 paragus and rhubarb, are also included in this 

 group. 



TWO GROUPS OF WARM SEASON CROPS 



The first group consists of those vegetables 

 with a sufficiently short period of growth to 

 enable them to mature during the warm 

 weather; sweet corn, cucumbers, string beans, 

 muskmelons, watermelons, squash, Lima 

 beans, pumpkins, okra, all of which should be 

 planted after the soil is warm. While these 

 crops need the spring rains yet they will not 

 grow successfully if planted when the soil is 



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