KALE OR BORECOLE 153 



If an extra early crop of chard is desired, the plants may be 

 started under glass and transplanted the same as is sometimes 

 done with ordinary beets. 



Swiss chard is seldom seen on the market, but is very popular 

 with home gardeners who have given it a fair trial. It is worthy 

 of much more extensive culture, for it is a sure crop producer 

 even under unfavorable weather conditions, and remains edible 

 through an indefinite period. This makes it an exceedingly handy 

 crop to have in any garden. 



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Kale or Borecole. — Kale belongs to the cabbage group, but 

 produces no head. The leaves are from one to two feet long and 

 rather narrow in proportion to their length. They are kinked 

 and curled somewhat like savoy cabbage, and considerably frilled 

 at the edges (Fig. 94). The plant will stand extreme heat and 

 drought and may be grown from seed sown almost any time from 

 early spring till late summer or early autumn. It continues growth 

 late in fall and is killed only by severe and repeated freezing. In 

 fact, it survives mild winters even in central localities, and is 

 regularly grown as a fall-sown crop for early spring market in the 



