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moist and cool and to prevent the growth of weeds. It saves all 

 need of tillage. 



Make plans for the late fall garden. Much of the early garden 

 may be harvested, the plants pulled, the space cleared and pre- 

 pared for the fall garden. (Fig. 96.) Some of the vegetables may 

 be planted now, spinach, curled Scotch kale, Norfolk kale, Chinese 

 and Japanese winter radishes, purple-top white turnips, rutabagas, 

 dwarf Essex rape, English peas, beets, and others. 



Fig. 96. — Learning the lesson of rotation of crops. Deciding what crops may be cleaned 

 out from the early garden to make more room for the fall crops. (U.S.D.A.) 



Late in July start seeds of Boston head lettuce to be trans- 

 planted later for fall heading. 



This is probably the last month for the planting of snap beans. 

 It is best to use the early varieties at this time. They should make 

 their crop before the fall frost. Early in July plant a few more 

 seeds of cucumber and muskmelon. If these are forced by good 

 culture and water, they should produce a yield before the first 

 fall frost. It is still not too late to plant out seeds of cabbage, 

 cauliflower and other plants of that group. They will continue 

 growth after frost until the ground begins to freeze. This gives 

 them the long fall season for heading. For the fall and winter 



