THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



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Types of dibbers for making 

 holes for planting 



KOHL-RABL— This comparatively little 

 used vegetable is very easily grown, and 

 if cooked before the roots or bulbs get 

 too large, is very good. For an extra 

 early crop it may easily be steirted under 

 glass and transplanted. To have it for 

 use throughout the season, sow succession 

 crops, as for Turnips. 

 LEEKS. — ^The Leek to obtain fuU development requires a long season 

 of growth. It transplants readily, and seedlings started in April 

 or early May may be transplanted in June, preferably to drills which 

 have been enriched with old manure or the starting mixture. The 

 lower portion of the stem should be blanched for use like Celery. 

 This may be done by keeping the earth drawn up to it, or the plants 

 may be taken up and stored in a trench like late Celery. They are 

 very hardy and the flavor is greatly unproved by freezing. 

 LETTUCE. — While Lettuce can be grown from early Spring imtil 

 late in the season (and with the use of frames the year around) 

 success with it will depend very largely upon using the right type 

 for the particular seasop or conditions under which each successive 

 crop is to be grown. The number of varieties in general culture is 

 so great that it is rather confusing, but if the gardener gets the several 

 distinct types fixed in his mind, he can make his selection intelli- 

 gently. All varieties can be classed in general in two groups: the 

 loose leaf and the headed. The former are the easier to grow, but 

 as a general rule, the latter are considered of better quality, although 

 that is mostly a matter of taste. The loose-leaf type is suitable for 

 growing under glass, being for this purpose much less subject to the 

 dreaded rot which quickly destroys head lettuce under glass, and 

 also for growing outdoors in Spring, early Summer and Fall. With 

 irrigation it can be grown easily throughout the Summer months, 

 but in dry weather runs quickly to seed. The 

 head typesofLettucemay.be considered in 

 three sections: the butter head, the Cabbage 

 head and the tub. Of these, 

 the loose leaf is suitable for 

 Spring and Fall use. The 

 harder crisp heading sorts 



take longer to mature but ■j^^™-~^Bir « i^rr-g ^j_. 

 form heads which resist the .*^?Tv^St "^JS"^ TSaSL 

 heat and are slower to run 

 to seed, and are good for ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^.^^_ 



Midsummer growth; tney sized and large gardens 



