INDEX 



317 



Martynia, 283 

 Muskmelon, 164 



Will muskmelons pay, 166 



Selecting location, 166 



Choosing varieties, 167 



Obtaining seed, 168 



Starting early plants, 168 



Preparing the soil, 168 



Transplanting into the garden, 168 



Planting seed in the garden, 168 



Companion cropping, 168 



Cultivating, 168 



Combating insects and diseases, 169 



Harvesting and marketing, 169 



Okra, 283 

 Onion, 228 



Why grow onions, 230 



Selecting location, 231 



Choosing varieties, 232 



Obtaining seed and sets, 234 



Starting plants under glass, 234 



Preparing the soil, 235 



Planting sets, 237 



Sowing in the field, 238 



Transplanting hotbed-grown plants, 

 239 



Cultivating, 240 



Weeding, 241 



Thinning, 241 



Irrigating, 241 



Combating insects and diseases, 241 



Harvesting mature bulbs, 244 



Storing, 245 



Marketing, 246 



Parsley, 118 

 Peas, 259 



Why grow peas, 260 



Selecting location, 261 



Classifying and selecting varieties, 261 



Obtaining seed, 262 



Preparing the soil, 262 



Planting, 263 



Companion cropping, 264 



Cultivating, 264 



Supporting the vines, 264 



Harvesting and marketing, 266 

 Peppers, 83 



Perennial vegetable projects, 267 

 Planting table, 312-313 

 Potatoes, 200 



Why grow potatoes, 202 



Selecting location, 203 



Choosing varieties, 205 



Obtaining seed, 206 



Preparing the soil, 207 



When to plant, 209 



Cutting the tubers, 210 



Planting, 211 



Cultivating, 212 



Combating insects and diseases, 213 



Harvesting, 219 



Storing and marketing, 220 

 Potatoes, sweet, 220 



Why grow sweet potatoes, 222 



Selecting location, 222 



Choosing varieties, 223 



Obtaining seed, 223 



Starting plants, 224 



Preparing the soil, 224 



Planting, 225 



Cultivating, 226 



Harvesting, 226 



Storing and marketing. 227 

 Principles as well as practice, ziii 

 Program of work, xi 

 Project outline, xiii 

 Pulse crops projects, 247 

 Pumpkin, 174 



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Records, xiii 

 Reference key, xvii 

 Reports, xiii 

 Rhubarb, 278 



Why grow rhubarb, 279 



Selecting location, 279 



Selecting variety, 279 



Preparing the soil, 280 



Planting, 280 



Cultivating, 280 



Maintaining fertility, 280 



Forcing, 281 



Harvesting and marketing, 282 

 Root crops projects, 180 



Salad crops projects, 118 

 Selection of projects, xi 

 Shallot, 228 



