Vegetable Gardening 



Planting 

 seeds 



moisture. Under these 

 conditions the bulbs 

 cannot grow large. 



In growing onions 

 from seed, the seed is 

 planted in rows a foot 

 apart, and at the time 

 of the first weeding the 

 plants are thinned so as 

 to leave them two or 

 three inches apart in the 

 row. The plants are 

 very delicate at first, 

 and they do not come 

 up well if a crust is al- 

 lowed to form over the 

 surface of the soil. 



If the nursery method 

 is used, the seed is sown 

 thickly in a carefully 



prepared plot and the FIG. 112. The yield of a single hill of sweet 

 1 1 potatoes. The larger varieties, called 



seedlings are trans- P yams/ , yield muc * more heav ; ly than 



planted while Still Very do t^ 6 smaller varieties, like those in the 



small. The plot should 



be level, well enriched, and bordered with a ridge of 

 earth so that it can be flooded with water if necessary. 

 In cultivating onions, care should be taken not to cover 

 the bulbs with soil. 



Three soil conditions necessary to the best results The soil 

 in growing onions are richness, mellowness, and freedom 

 from weeds. These conditions can best be secured by 



An onion 

 nursery 



W. T. Stilling 



