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COOL SEASON VEGETABLES 



2. In the southern states seed of silver skin onions or some other 

 hardy variety, may be sown in September or later and will survive 

 the winter with little or no protection. Along the Great Lakes and 

 the Atlantic and Pacific coasts they may also be grown during the 

 winter, particularly if a little mulch of clean straw is provided. 

 The crop requires less cultivation than the main crop of onions. 



There is little trouble from 

 weeds at this season, and the 

 soil usually contains plenty of 

 moisture. Green onions should 

 be ready for pulling early the 

 next spring. 



Garlic. — The advent of our 

 foreign population particularly 

 from the Mediterranean region 

 has caused this crop to be- 

 come more popular in America. 

 Garlic has a very strong flavor 

 and odor which has tended to 

 restrict its popularity. It may 

 be used for flavoring salad 

 dishes or for adding flavor to 

 meat and vegetable soups. 

 The crop is easily grown from 

 small bulbs or sets and need 

 not to be grown from seeds. 

 The crop is easily stored if 

 handled carefully and kept in 

 a dry place. 



Leeks. — Soups are some- 

 times flavored with leeks in- 

 stead of onions. The crop of 

 so-called "wild -onions" so 

 common in many parts of 

 America, belongs to the leek 

 group. The soil requirements are similar to those for the true 

 onion. Growers sometimes prefer to blanch the necks by hilling 

 up the rows on each side during the last cultivation. 



Shallot. — The bulbs are formed in clusters which are easily 

 broken apart and planted separately. This is the best means of 

 propagation of the crop instead of by seeds. As the shallots are 



Fig. 72. — Ten year old girl with double 

 wheel hoe. Cultivating onions in the home 

 garden. (Bateman Mfg. Co.) 



