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VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



JUNE 



See page 1 , section 2 



Adjustments 



to Particular 



Localities 



By the Pupil 



Project Work 

 By ike Pupil 



Transplant eggplants 

 and peppers into 

 field. 



W : 82, 86. 



GHG : Guide VI. 



Plant late sweet corn. 



W : 288. 



GHG : Guide VI. 



Plant late potatoes. 

 Fr: 91-104. 



Plant bush beans for 



succession. 

 GHG : Guide VI. 



Stake, prune, and tie 



tomato vines. 

 W-VG : 461-463. 

 Tra : 79-89. 



Top dress with ferti- 

 lizer if necessary. 

 W-VG: 60-61. 



Cultivate crops. 

 V:73. 



Hoe and weed crops. 

 W-VG : 37-40. 



Thin to correct stand. 



C:37. 



GHG : Guide XI. 



Make a study of 

 available spraying 

 equipment, learn- 

 ing the care and 

 adjustment of all 

 parts. 



GHG : Guide VIII. 



Practicums and 

 Laboratory 

 Activities 



By the Class 



Study the character- 

 istics of important 

 spray materials 

 and prepare them 

 for use in the field 



CL : 368-381. 



GHG: Guide XI. 



Use both large-tooth 

 and fine-tooth 



horse-drawn oulti 

 vators, comparing 

 their efficiency as 

 weed killers and 

 mulch producers, 

 the depth and ra- 

 pidity of operation, 

 and noting adapta- 

 bility to special 

 crops. 



GHG : Guide VIII. 



Observations 



By the Pupil 



Note the dates of 



killing frost. 

 GHG : Guide XXII. 



Do not neglect notes 

 on growing condi- 

 tions. Record such 

 things as drought, 

 hail, or serious 

 damage from pests. 



GHG : Guide XII. 



Note the date on 

 which home-grown 

 vegetables of va- 

 rious kinds first 

 appear in the 

 market. 



GHG : Guide XVIII. 



Compare the devel- 

 opment of "bot- 

 toms" on root 

 crops where amply 

 spaced and where 

 crowded. 



