PRACTICAL GARDENING 



harvesting the first crops so as not to check 

 the growth of the later crop, for every day of 

 this later growth is at a premium. 



These five principles are necessary in fol- 

 lowing the practice of intensive gardening: 

 (1) Know the best time and method to plant 

 each crop. (2) Know the length of time it 

 takes for each crop to mature. (3) Under- 

 stand the spacing of the plants so they may 

 develop perfectly. (4) Know the control 

 methods in battling with insects and disease 

 that appear on many of these late crops. (5) 

 Have a general knowledge of the amount of 

 moisture and the best food suited for each 

 crop. 



The early cabbage is ripening now; inter- 

 crop with lettuce or winter radish. It takes 

 early cabbage about twelve weeks, lettuce five 

 weeks, and winter radish about eight weeks to 

 mature from seed. For winter use, intercrop 

 early peas or cabbage with beets, carrots or 

 parsnips. 



Remove early beets and plant late cabbage. 

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