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harvested. The same maggot affects both, and, 

 although the first crop was but slightly touched, 

 the second one might be rendered practically use- 

 less, as the insects increase very rapidly. Potatoes 

 and beets are attacked by the same scab, so the one 

 should not follow the other. None of the brassica 

 (cabbage) family should be used to succeed one 

 another, as the same insect attacks them all. 



A SUCCESSION PLANTING SCHEME 



The succession arrangements for a garden are 

 told in the following planting scheme by plots in 

 the actual record of a recent season. 



Plot No. i. Planted with parsnips and salsify 

 April 15. No succession crop, as these take the 

 whole season to mature. 



Plot No. 2 Lettuce and radish. The former 

 set out from the greenhouse on April 15, radish sown 

 on April 6. Both harvested May 28. Eggplant 

 and peppers planted June I occupy the ground 

 the rest of the season. 



Plot No. 3. Spinach harvested June 10. String 

 beans planted June 12 will be harvested August 

 14. Sow Yellow Stone turnips August 16 for winter 

 use. 



Plot No. 4. String beans planted April 18 

 are harvested June 28. Sow to winter carrots 

 July i. 



Plot No. 5. Early corn planted April 17 is 

 harvested July 23. Planted to winter celery July 25. 



Plot No. 6. Early peas sown April 6, harvested 

 June 1 8. Sow late corn June 20. 



