CHAPTER XI 



SALADS AND GREENS ALL THE YEAR 

 ROUND 



LETTUCE is the most important salad 

 crop grown and is popular everywhere 

 because it matures quickly and will grow in 

 all kinds of soil. The ideal soil, especially for 

 the head lettuce, is a sandy loam full of organic 

 matter in the form of decayed horse, cow, or 

 sheep manure. 



There is no better variety for the small gar- 

 den than Grand Rapids (loose-leaf) (Fig. 40) . 

 The seed may be sown in flats in March or 

 April and placed in a warm kitchen, green- 

 house or hotbed. After the second or third 

 leaf appears, transplant two by two inches 

 apart in a rich garden loam. The first shift 

 from the seed bed prevents the plants from be- 

 coming spindly. Before the final transplant- 



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