PRACTICAL GARDENING 



preferred to spinach. Seed is sown in drills 

 five to ten inches apart or scattered broad- 

 cast. It germinates quickly, providing the 

 soil is moist. Cool weather is essential in or- 

 der to develop large leaves. The plant grows 

 quickly and should be harvested before the 

 flowers appear. The leaves of mustard may 

 be used for salad as well as greens. There is 

 never any trouble in getting this crop to grow, 

 the danger is that it may grow to seed and then 

 it becomes one of the worst weeds in the gar- 

 den. 



Swiss Chard. (Fig. 34.) The seed of 

 chard is sown in the garden about the time peas 

 are planted. The rows should be eighteen to 

 twenty inches apart and one inch deep. Thin 

 the plants to five to eight inches in the row. 

 Chard may be successfully transplanted. Sow 

 the seed in February in flats and set in the open 

 ground after the danger of frosts has passed. 



The soil should be rich in nitrogen, moist and 

 frequently cultivated. After removing the 

 leaves for use, apply a sprinkling of nitrate 



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