SPINACH. 69 



SPIWACH. 



In the North, this plant is grown largely for greens, 

 but it does not stand shipping to a distant market very 

 well, so it will not come into general favor in the Lower 

 South. 



A warm loam should be selected and this fertilized 

 heavily. The plowing need not be deep, and a top 

 dressing of chemical fertilizer after the plants have 

 been started, will be found advantageous. 



Make the rows about two feet apart, and drop a seed 

 about every inch ; cover with about an inch of soil. 

 Sow in September or October. Thin the plants out to 

 from six to twelve inches in the row according to the 

 variety. 



FIG. 7. 



Fig. 7 represents a spinach plant ready to be cut for greens. Plants 

 may be used when they are farther advanced than the figure repre- 

 sents. 



Cultivate with a wheel-hoe or some other shallow- 

 running cultivator. The main work will be to keep 

 weeds down and the soil moist. 



Marketing may be done in the ordinary vegetable 

 crate, but the product must be thoroughly dry before it 

 is packed. Cut the plants so as to leave only about an 

 inch of root ; shake the dirt off well, remove all dried 



