78 GARDEN STEPS 



grows to a height of two and one half feet and has 

 thick, heavy, cream-white stalks. The leaf is deeply 

 crumpled and free from fiber. 



Culture. — Chard requires the same rich soil that 

 other members of the beet family thrive in, and 

 should be planted at the same time, when the ground 

 is warm and the leaves starting on the early trees. 

 Seed should be planted rather thickly in grooves 

 made by pressing in the scantling or rake handle — 

 about five seeds to the inch. As the plants grow, 

 they may be thinned out and used for greens at 

 any stage. When they approach full size, they 

 should stand six or seven inches apart in the row. 

 After that no more should be pulled out. The larger 

 leaves should be cut, one by one, with a sharp knife, 

 an inch or two above the root. New leaves will grow 

 to take their places, keeping up a constant supply 

 till frost. 



