HOW TO PLANT Vegetables 



YOUR GUIDE TO BETTER GARDENING 



Measure distances between rows with a yard stick. 



A trough-like furrow made with a square- sided stick 

 is good for keeping small seeds in place. 



After planting, press the soil down firmly with the 



fiat of the hoe to bring the seeds into contact with 



the soil moisture and hasten germination. 



ARTICHOKE (True Artichoke, not Jerusalem Arti- 

 choke). Sow seed in March or April, giving young 

 plants protection until danger of frost is past. In 

 transplanting, set in rows about four feet apart and 

 about two feet apart in the row. In mild climates 

 plants produce a crop of buds the second year. Where 

 winters are severe, protect the crown with a heavy 

 mulch. 



ASPARAGUS. Soak the seed 24 hours before plant- 

 ing. Sow in rows about 18 inches apart, and 15 to 20 

 seeds to the foot. Cover one inch deep. Thin the 

 young plants to about one inch apart. Hoe frequently. 

 Set plants in permanent beds the following spring but 

 do not cut until third year. Keep well fertilized. As- 

 paragus likes a deep mulch of hay or wood chips, but 

 nitrogen fertilizer at the rate of 2 lbs. per 100 square feet 

 should be applied prior to mulching. Try as a back- 

 ground plant for large flower beds and use the lacy 

 foliage for bouquets. 



BUSH BEANS AND BUSH LIMA BEANS. Plant 



when all danger of frost is past. With the corner of the 

 hoe, make rows about 18 inches apart and an inch and 

 a half to two inches deep across the space you are going 

 to plant. Drop the beans along the row about three or 

 four inches apart. Cover with fine soil and press down 

 firmly with the hoe. When the plants come up, thin 

 them so that they stand about six inches apart. 



POLE BEANS. Plant at about the same time as bush 

 beans. Get poles four to eight feet long. Drive them 

 into the ground in rows that are about three feet apart. 

 Set the poles three feet apart in the row. Around each 

 stake, plant five to eight beans about an inch and a 

 half or two inches deep. Press the soil down firmly. 

 When the plants come up, thin out all except the four 

 strongest plants at the base of each pole. Train these 

 to climb in one direction around the poles. Hoe around 

 the plants often to keep the soil loosened. 



BEETS. Plant beets as soon as soil can be worked in 

 spring. Have the soil fine and loose. Make rows 

 one-half to one inch deep and about 18 inches apart. 

 Sow the seeds about an inch apart in the row. Cover 

 with soil, and press it down firmly. Keep the weeds out 

 when the plants come up. As soon as the tops are five 

 to eight inches tall, pull out some of them and cook 

 them for greens. Keep thinning and using the young 

 plants until the beet roots stand about four inches 

 apart in the row. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. This vegetable can be grown 

 wherever conditions are favorable for late cabbage. It 

 requires the same culture, but special care needs to be 

 taken to prevent aphis infestation. 

 CABBAGE. Sow seed direct outdoors in early spring. 

 For late crop start more seeds outdoors in midsumrner. 

 In mild climates may be fall planted. When seedlings 

 reach 3-4 inches, transplant about 2 ft. apart in rows 

 2 to 3 ft. apart. Give late Cabbage more room be- 

 cause it gets very large. Kill Cabbage worms with 

 Rotenone or Pyrethrum which are not toxic to humans. 

 CANTALOUPE— See Muskmelon. 

 CARROTS. Sow carrot seed early. Make the rows 

 in the same way as for beets. Sow the seed thinly, 

 letting it drop a little at a time from the corner of the 

 packet. Cover the seed with one-fourth to one-half 

 inch of soil and press it down firmly. When the plants 

 are about two inches tall, thin them so that they will not 

 crowd each other. Keep out the weeds. Hoe around the 

 plants often to keep the soil loosened. 



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