GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
Beans. Lima 
As these are more tender, they should be planted 
a couple of weeks later than other beans. They 
need especially good, rich soil, with plenty of 
humus or the fine soft earth that is full of decayed 
vegetable matter. Allow each plant 6 in. in the 
row, and make rows 2 ft. apart. Give a good dose 
of fertilizer about the time they start, and keep 
well cultivated. Beans are among the easiest of all 
vegetables to grow, and as they can be dried for 
winter use, are especially valuable. 
Beets. 
Any well-tilled, good garden soil will produce 
nice beets. Make drills or rows 18 in. apart, and 
plant the seed about 1 in. deep if earth is light and 
sandy, but only half an inch if heavy and sticky, 
as early as the ground can be put in condition. 
Cultivate often, and thin out the plants to about 
3 in. apart. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks 
for successive crops up to the middle of July. An 
extra early lot can be had by starting seed in the 
house in boxes in February or March, and then 
setting the young plants out at time of first outdoor 
planting. 
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