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INDEX 



Cultivating, 132 



Mulching, 1.33 



Blanching, 133 



Combating insects and diseases, 135 



Harvesting and marketing, 137 



Storing the late crop, 138 

 Give, 228 



Cole crops projects, 88 

 CoUard, 88 

 Corn sal^d, 118 

 Corn, sweet, 283 

 Cress, 118 

 Cucumbers, 151 



Will cucumbers pay, 153 



Selecting location, 154 



Choosing varieties, 154 



Obtaining seed, 155 



Starting early plants, 156 



Preparing the soil, 157 



Transplanting into the garden, 159 



Planting seed in the garden, 160 



Companion cropping, 161 



Cultivating, 161 



Combating insects and diseases, 101 



Harvesting and marketing, 163 



Forcing, 164 



Demonstrations, xiv 



E 



Early plants, where to grow, xv 

 Eggplant, 77 



Importance of crop, 78 



Selecting location, 79 



Choosing varieties, 79 



Starting plants, 80 



Preparing soil, 80 



Planting in the garden, 82 



Combating insects, 82 



Marketing, 83 

 Endive, 118 

 Exhibits, xiv 



G 



Garden, the home, 294 

 Gariic, 228 



H 



Home garden project, 293 

 How to use this book, xv 



Inspection trips, xiv 



Judging vegetables, xiv 



Laboratory exercises, 2-35 

 Leek, 228 

 Lettuce, 140 



Why grow lettuce, 141 



Selecting location, 142 



Choosing varieties, 143 



Obtaining seed, 144 



Constructing the hotbed, 144 



Constructing the cold frame, 144 



Making plant boxes, 145 



Making straw mats, 145 



Starting early plants, 145 



Preparing the soil, 146 



Planting in the garden, 146 



Sowing in the garden, 148 



Companion cropping, 148 



Irrigating, 149 



Cultivating, 149 



Combating insects and diseases, 149 



Harvesting and marketing, 150 



Forcing, 150 



M 



Making the home garden, 293 

 Why have a home garden, 294 

 Selecting location, 294 

 When to plant, 295 

 What to plant, 296 

 How much to plant, 297 

 Making garden plans, 300 

 Obtaining seed, 303 

 Making germination tests, 303 

 Starting early plants, 304 

 Selecting tools, 305 

 Preparing the soil, 305 

 Planting, 305 

 Cultivating, 307 

 Hoeing, 307 

 Weeding, 307 

 Thinning, 308 



Combating insects and diseases, 308 

 Harvesting the crops, 311 

 Storing the late crops, 311 



