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rangement will give the cabbages plenty of room while 

 they are young ; and before half the summer has passed 

 the lettuce can be gathered. Then the growing cabbage 

 will have the entire space to itself. By this plan, the 

 lettuce costs no space and little extra work. Another 

 form of companion gardening is to sow radishes in the 



rows of parsnips, car- 

 rots, or parsley. The 

 radishes mature early, 

 and pulling them thins 

 the rows as more space 

 is needed for the slower 

 plants. 



167. Succession crop- 

 ping is another way to 

 economize garden space. 

 Turnips and celery are 

 used to " succeed " rad- 

 ishes, lettuce, onions, 

 spinach, early potatoes, 

 and like crops that ma- 

 ture in time to be re- 

 placed by others. In 

 places with a long season 

 beans may follow early 

 sweet corn, and late 

 sweet corn may succeed early potatoes. Succession crop- 

 ping does not require the use of the smaller hand tools to 

 the extent that companion cropping does, and in general 

 demands less care and attention. 



168. Seeds. To use poor seed is to waste time, energy, 

 and money. Most seed firms publish an annual illustrated 

 catalog in which seeds and plants are listed, described, and 

 priced. They also carry on a mail order service. A firm 



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