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Lettuce may thus be [= 
grown with tomato 
plants, as shown in Fig- 
ures 54 and 55. Both 
the lettuce and tomato 
plants may be trans- 
planted to the garden 
at about the same time, 
or the lettuce may be 
planted earlier. The 
heads of lettuce are 
gathered about the time 
that the tomato plants 
are overshadowing them. 
Lettuce may thus be 
grown with peppers and 
eggplants. Lettuce ma- 
turing in 5 weeks may 
be Brow with cabbage Fic. 57. A follow crop (carrots) planted 
that maturesinioweeks. after lettuce has been removed. Two crops 
(See Figure 58.) Rad- ina they are secured with less labor and 
ishes and carrots may be expense than if the soil were prepared for 
i each separately. 
sown in alternate rows 
6 inches apart; then when the radishes are removed 
the rows of carrots are left 12 inches apart. 
Many of the short-period vegetables, and especially 
the early cool-season crops, mature and are removed 
from the garden in time to grow another crop. This 
second crop is called a succession or follow crop. Some 
of the short-period crops are: radishes, lettuce, peas, 
early cabbages, spinach, turnips, beets, early carrots, 
