Fresh Vegetables the Year 'Round 121 



out of the ordinary — the httle things which can- 

 not be easily dupHcated, which carry their own 

 evidence of personal thought, with a note of 

 cheer and charm — nothing makes quite so crisp 

 and welcome a reminder as a basket of vegetables 

 of your own growing. A head or two of buttery- 

 looking golden-hearted Lettuce, in contrast to 

 the rich red of real ripe Tomatoes, with the 

 pinkish tips of fresh Radishes peeping out from 

 beneath, is a gift for a king to give! 



Practically everything that has already been 

 said regarding soil, drainage, watering, fertilizers, 

 and protection from insects, applies to the 

 growing of vegetables as well as to flowers. 



The Sure Satisfaction Ones 



The things which may be grown readily are 

 Lettuce, Beans, Beets, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, 

 Carrots, Radishes, Spinach, Cauliflower, and 

 Melons. Of these. Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and 

 Melons naturally require the more heat. 



Where only a single house is available, they are 

 usually grown by planting them early in the 

 spring, after the other things have been grown 

 through the winter. In this way the increasing 

 temperature of March and April is taken advan- 

 tage of, to bring on a crop weeks ahead of that 

 in the outside garden. 



