INDEX 



Accounts, xiii 

 Artichoke, Jerusalem, 267 

 Artichoke, Globe, 267 

 Asparagus, 267 



Why grow asparagus, 269 



Selecting location, 269 



Selecting varieties, 270 



Starting the plants, 270 



Preparing the soil, 271 



Planting, 272 



Cultivating, 274 



Combating insects and diseases, 275 



Maintaining fertility, 276 



Harvesting and marketing, 277 



B 



Beans, 247 



Why grow beans, 248 



Selecting location, 249 



Classifying and selecting varieties, 

 249 



Obtaining seed, 251 



Preparing soil, 251 



Planting field beans, 253 



Planting dwarf, snap, and green shell 

 beans, 254 



Planting pole beans, 255 



Planting lima beans, 256 



Cultivating, 256 



Combating insects and diseases, 257 



Harvesting and marketing, 259 

 Broccoli, 88 

 Brussels sprouts, 88 

 Bulb crops projects, 228 

 Bulletins and other references, xix 



Cabbage, 88 



Why grow cabbage, 90 

 Selecting location, 90 

 Choosing varieties, 91 

 Obtaining seed, 92 



Constructing the hotbed, 94 



Constructing the cold frame, 94 



Making plant boxes, 94 



Making straw mats, 94 



Sowing for the early crop, 94 



Caring for the seedlings, 96 



Transplanting, 97 



Hardening the plants, 98 



Growing late plants, 98 



Preparing the garden soil, 99 



Planting in the garden, 101 



Companion cropping, 102 



Cultivating, 103 



Combating insects and diseases, 103 



Harvesting and marketing, 108 



Storing the late crop, 109 

 Cauliflower, 110 



Importance of crop, 112 



Selecting location, 112 



Choosing varieties, 113 



Obtaining seed, 113 



Starting plants, 114 



Preparing soil, 115 



Planting in the garden, 115 



Companion cropping, 115 



Cultivating, 116 



Protecting heads, 116 



Combating insects and diseases, 116 



Harvesting and marketing, 116 

 Celery, 118 



Why grow celery, 120 



Selecting location, 121 



Choosing varieties, 123 



Obtaining seed, 124 



Constructing the hotbed, 125 



Constructing the cold frame, 125 



Making plant boxes, 126 



Making straw mats, 126 



Sowing for the early crop, 126 



Caring for the seedlings, 127 



Growing late plants, 128 



Preparing the soil, 128 



Planting in the garden, 130 



Companion cropping, 131 



Irrigating the crop, 132 



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