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VMdKTABLK GARDENING 



Climate. Climatic conditions determine the value of 

 a section for vegetable production. Localities having an 

 early season can produce vegetables and place them upon 

 the markets of the less favored regions at a good profit. 

 Many sections of the South, because of favorable climate, 



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-Corn - 



Corn 

 -Corn- 



-String Beans- 



Cucumbers - 



Peas 



- Tomatoes - 



-Spinach - 

 -Cabbage - 

 Radish 

 Celery 

 - Lettuce - 

 -Parsnips- 

 'Carrots 

 Beets 

 Onions 

 Parsley- 



Fig. 182. A garden plan. 



have developed into large trucking regions. Certain sec- 

 tions of Michigan and New York annually produce celery 

 because their moist, cool growing season proves especially 

 favorable for this crop. Onions are grown in the Con- 

 necticut valley, peas in Wisconsin, potatoes in Maine, 

 and cauliflower on Long Island because the climate of these 

 sections is especially adapted to the production of such 

 crops. 



Air drainage is as important in vegetable production as it 



