Vegetable Gardening 



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back yard garden. Before the development of rapid 

 transporting facilities, cities depended upon small gardens 

 in near-by communities for their vegetable supplies. 

 The old-time market garden, however, that formerly 

 occupied a large place in the outskirts of the cities, growing 

 a little of all the different kinds of vegetables, has been 

 largely succeeded by the specialist growing large acreages 

 in celery, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, etc., in localities 

 well suited to these crops. The supplies are shipped in 

 car lots to large cities, in refrigerator cars when necessary. 

 Early strawberries, lettuce, cauliflower, etc., are grown 

 in the winter in California, Texas, and Florida, and 

 shipped to all parts of the nation in the winter months. 

 Later in the season the central states, followed by the 

 northern states, may ship strawberries and other fruits 

 back to the South. 



519. Radishes and Lettuce. Prepare a bed to grow radishes and 



lettuce. Secure several 

 varieties of each from the 

 usual sources and follow 

 planting directions as 

 given on the seed package. 

 If the school is not blessed 

 with a garden they may be 

 planted in the home gar- 

 den. Correlate the work 

 with these crops with our 

 plant and soil studies. 

 Use a notebook, making 

 dated notes. Measure the 

 area planted to each crop, 

 if only a foot, and like- 

 wise the crop harvested. 



520. Tomatoes re- 

 quire a rich soil and 



Fig. 221. Beans come in early and every one , c 



looks forward to the season's first mess. warm temperatures for 



