308 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
JANUARY, I1907 
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Plan Your Garden Now 
Now is the time to plan your garden for 1907. Allow us to help you. If you 
desire information on any subject, simply write to us, and we will cheerfully assist you 
in every way possible. “There is absolutely no charge for any information we >_may 
give you, and you are under no obligation to patronize us. 
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rosed watering can. After they have made 
a good start, give a thorough soaking twice a 
week, and plenty of air, taking the sash off 
entirely on pleasant days. Pay strict atten- 
tion to weeding, and once a week at least, 
thoroughly stir the surface of the soil, to 
sweeten it. A light dressing of air-slacked 
lime strewn over the surface, will be very 
beneficial. 
By the middle of March the onions will 
have attained the size of a lead pencil. 
Harden them by leaving the sash off at 
night, except when there is danger of a hard 
frost, then about four inches of air can be 
left on by raising the sash at the back, and 
placing under it a block of wood. This will 
promote a sturdy growth, and fit them for 
their final quarters, to which they may be 
transplanted anywhere between March 15th 
and April rst, according to the weather. 
TRANSPLANTING TO THE OPEN 
Onions delight in a cool, moist situation, 
and the soil cannot be made too rich. A 
liberal dressing of horse, hog, or chicken 
manure, well rotted, and thoroughly dug 
into the soil, is essential to success. 
My method of transplanting onions is as 
follows: With a hoe make drills three inches 
deep and sixteen inches apart, set the plants 
four to six inches apart in the row, and about 
one and one-half inches deep. When taking 
them up from the hotbed, use a digging fork, 
being careful to get all the roots possible. 
Cut off about two inches of the onion tops 
(with a sharp knife or sheep shears, making 
a clean cut). This prevents them from 
toppling over, and they root much quicker. 
Place them in a basket, or flat; cover the 
roots with damp moss, to keep them from 
sun and wind, and transfer them to their 
quarters at once. Lay out the onions at the 
required distance. When ready for planting 
hold the onion in the left hand, giving it a 
slanting position, and with the right pull in 
the soil. Avoid cramping the roots. Firm 
well, and water thoroughly. 
Cultivate thoroughly with a hand culti- 
vator twice a week, keeping out all weeds; 
give frequent dressings of commercial fer- 
tilizer and nitrate of soda, and should thrip 
or onion maggot attack them, give a good 
dusting of soot or wood ashes, when the dew 
is on them. 
HARVESTING THE CROP 
As soon as the bulbs have matured thor- 
oughly, which will be indicated by the tops 
turning yellow and bending down, pull them 
up. Select a dry, pleasant day for this. 
Throw them in windrows, putting four rows 
together; turn them over every day with the 
hands. After they have dried, place them in 
a cool, dry cellar or shed that is frost proof. 
Look at them once a week, picking out any 
bad ones there may be, to prevent them from 
spoiling the good ones. 
Onions grown in this way, which is often 
spoken of as the “new onion culture,” may 
be had from twelve to fifteen inches in cir- 
cumference. Their keeping qualities are 
far superior to the smaller ones, the seeds of 
which are sown outdoors in April. 
Yonkers, N. Y. GEORGE STANDEN. 
