Vegetables for June Sowing— By e. d. Darlington, 



Penn- 

 sylvania 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR FALL AND WINTER VEGETABLES, AND FOR SALAD PLANTS 

 AND GREENS TO BE USED IN JULY AND AUGUST— VARIETIES THAT WILL RESIST HOT WEATHER 



[Editor's Note. — We offer $25.00 for the best article on this subject which we can publish in June, 1908. /( must be written by an amateur who will plant this year many of 

 the varieties here recommended. Illustrations are welcome, but not essential. The article must contain a " time table" showing in column form dates of sowing, of first and last use, 

 length of row, yield and other useful directions for beginners. Latest date for articles, January 1, 1908.} 



AS FAST as the early radishes, salads, 

 and peas are gathered for use, clear 

 the ground, and thoroughly work it over for 

 another planting. 



In a small garden, the beds or vacant rows 

 may be dug over with the digging fork, as 

 the soil is not as hard and firmly packed as 

 it is in the early spring, and the tines of the 

 digging fork will put it into a fine, loose 

 condition, suitable for planting, better than 

 the spade. 



Thorough preparation before planting 

 will ensure the best germination of the seed, 

 and will also greatly lessen the labor of 

 cultivation after the young plants have started 

 into growth. 



In the latitude of Philadelphia, gardeners 

 make an outdoor seedbed about the middle 

 of June for the fall and winter supply of 

 cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. 

 The young plants will be ready to transplant 

 by the latter part of July to the rows there 

 they are to grow. 



Near Philadelphia, I can safely count on 

 a continuation of summer weather during 

 September and through the early part of 

 October, so that in these June plantings I 

 will suggest some varieties, especially in 

 sweet corn, which may not be as well suited 

 for planting in cooler Northern localities. 



BUSH BEANS FOR JULY AND AUGUST 



If you want tender, brittle pods during the 

 hot summer months, make small plantings 

 every week or ten days, and use only the 

 better varieties. If cultivation is thorough 

 and constant, the plants will grow for a longer 

 period, and if the pods are gathered as soon 

 as large enough for use, the bearing period 

 will be prolonged for a much longer period. 



For the best quality in the green-podded 

 bush beans I suggest the Stringless Green 

 Pod, Extra Early Red Valentine, Blue Pod 

 Butter and the Extra Early Refugee, which 

 come on in the order named, but for the home 

 garden it is usually more convenient to fix 

 on some one favorite variety, and to keep up 

 a supply by frequent plantings. 



In addition to the green-podded sorts, 

 make plantings one or more of the yellow, or 

 wax-podded, varieties, or these may be chosen 

 in preference to the green pods, as they do 

 better during the warm summer season and 

 the pods are less liable to rust than from the 

 early spring plantings. Of the yellow- 

 podded sorts, the new Brittle Wax, Round 

 Pod Kidney Wax, Pencil Pod Black Wax 

 and Refugee Stringless Wax are the best of 

 the round-podded type. Some other new 

 varieties have larger and more meaty pods, 

 but are not as uniform in shape nor as attrac- 

 tive in appearance. New White Wax is the 

 best in quality and is the most meaty yellow 

 variety with a flat pod. 



BEETS TOR AUGUST USE 



Early in June make a second sowing of 

 beets to provide a supply of young, tender 

 roots after the early spring planting has 

 become woody and lacking in sweetness. 



My own preference is for an early, quick- 

 growing variety, with a comparatively small 

 growth of foliage and deep, or richly colored 

 flesh, such as the Detroit Dark Red, Early 

 Model or Black Red Ball. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS FOR WINTER 



Brussels sprouts require about 150 days 

 from seed to crop and are, therefore, gener- 

 ally started in May. But if you failed to 



Plant seeds of deep.red-fleshed beets, such as Detroit DarK Red or Early Model. Their color is much 

 more appetizing thin that of the light-colored varieties such as Bassano 



sow them in May, you may do so in June, as 

 the crop is hardy and is improved by frosts. 

 Start in a seedbed, transplant, and cultivate 

 like cabbage. For our climate, the American 

 variety, Long Island Improved, will give the 

 best results and the earliest sprouts. In 

 cooler locations, the taller-growing European 

 sorts give good results and a larger yield. 



CABBAGE FOR FALL AND WINTER 



For this crop, seed is sown, in the latitude 

 of Philadelphia, from June 10th to 20th, 

 A larger quantity of seed is required at this 

 time to produce a given number of plants 

 than in the early spring, owing to the loss 

 by insects. Sow the seed thinly in drills, 

 and as soon as the seedlings appear, dust 

 them frequently, early in the. morning, with 

 some fine, dry powder, such as land plaster, 

 soot, or tobacco dust, to preserve them from 

 the small black fly. 



When they show the third leaf, thin to one 

 inch apart. Stir the soil frequently and 

 water copiously when necessary, so as to 

 have strong, stocky plants to set in the latter 

 part of July or early in August. 



The only variety of the Savoy type that 

 seems well-adapted to our climate is the 

 Perfection Drumhead Savoy. The delicate 

 flavored European varieties only reach their 

 best development in a cool climate. 



The dominant market type of cabbage in 

 America is the Flat Dutch, or Drumhead, 

 of which there are several strains that repre- 

 sent a better quality than the average. For 

 pickling, slaw or even for making sauer- 

 kraut, the small, hard, round, red cabbage, 

 are valued in some sections. In cool loca- 

 tions, the Danish Ballhead is grown for its 

 splendid keeping qualities, but I have always 

 considered it of inferior quality. Of the 

 dark red sorts the small, hard Red Dutch 

 is the most popular. 



CARROTS FOR SEPTEMBER 



These are becoming more popular, and I 

 must confess it is only recently that I have 

 realized how excellent they are when gathered 

 while young and tender. To have them at 

 their best, two or more plantings must be 

 made, and by June it is necessary to make the 

 second planting. 



For table use the smaller and more slender 

 roots are better, being freer from the woody 

 core. Of these, the Scarlet Horn is the 

 smallest and earliest in season. Danvers 

 and Saint Vallery are long and slender, the 

 first with a blunt tip and the latter tapering 

 to a slender point. Half-long Scarlet Stump- 

 rooted is distinctly slender, highly colored 

 and of nearly even diameter throughout its 

 length. If the soil is dry when the seed is 

 planted, the covering must be firmly packed 





