240 VEGETABLE GROWING. 



in the market garden except when there are facilities 

 for marketing the half grown crop. 



SOWING AND CULTIVATING. 



Sow the seed with a drill, in rows about eighteen 

 inches apart. Cover the seed about half an inch deep. 

 Sow about three times as many seed as you want 

 plants, and when the plants are an inch high, trim out 

 the inferior ones, leaving the others to stand from two 

 to four inches in the row. 



The time of sowing will depend upon the variety in 

 hand. The later and longer ones should be sown in 

 October, the earlier ones in November, and the very 

 earliest ones about the first of December. The seerl is 

 quite slow to germinate, so a few seeds of cabbage, 

 radish, or turnips should be mixed with it to indicate 

 the row before the carrot seedlings are visible. 



The soil should be kept in a high state of cultivation, 

 so plowing should begin before the seed is up. Plow 

 deeply and close to the rows, except during dry 

 weather, when plowing should be shallow and often 

 enough to keep the laud mellow and plenty of air in 

 the soil. 



MARKETING. 



The young or spring crop is marketed with the 

 greens ; this is mainly for convenience. The carrots 

 are washed, the dry and large leaves removed, and 

 about six tied in a bunch. Marketing is usually done 

 in boxes or barrels, but good crates would be preferable. 



