CARROTS— BEETS— STRING BEANS 24s 



with pipes running below or under tiie benches, to keep a congenial warmth 

 in the soil; this will induce healthy root action and substantial, steady growth. 

 They cannot be grown successfully through the short days when the roots are 

 much cooler than the tops. In our climate, where sunshine is abundant, the bench 

 system is to be preferred to pot culture, as it requires much less labor. 



As to the variety, a strain should be selected that does not produce an o\er- 

 abundance of foliage, especially through the shortest days, and also those kinds 

 that mature quickly. There are quite a number of varieties that can be grown 

 successfully under glass. 



Beans delight in a rich, mellow soil, well supplied with humus. Select 

 soil of the same nature that grows them satisfactorily in the garden. This 

 crop will make a rapid growth with plenty of moisture at the roots, combined 

 with sufficient heat to produce a healthy, luxuriant foliage. The best material 

 for enriching the soil is thoroughly decayed farmyard manure, adding enough 

 to produce a substantial growth. The Beans may be grown in about li\ e inches 

 of soil on raised benches, planted in rows si.xteen inches apart and one inch apart 

 in the rows. Cover the seed with about one inch of soil. From early maturing 

 varieties Beans may be gathered in seven weeks after planting. If plantings 

 are made about everv ten days, a constant supply can be maintained. A tem- 

 perature of 60° to 6j° by night and -5° by day is agreeable to a healthy develop- 

 ment. Air must be admitted whenever the weather permits, as too much 



vays a call for tender young Beets. The only way to secure a supply 

 during the Winter is by producing them under glass 



