More Hints tor Planting Vegetables 
Thin out the young onions and use them for the table. 
; (See Onion, page 28) 
( CELERIAC. Sow seed at the same season and give 
| the same treatment as celery. Transplant to moist, 
' rich soil in rows two feet apart and six inches apart in 
| the row. Give thorough culture. It is not necessary 
| to earth up or “‘handle” the plants. When the roots are 
| two inches in diameter, they are ready for use. 
CELERY. Celery seed will sprout at comparatively 
low temperatures, but it needs constant and abundant 
moisture. The soil for starting plants should be fine 
and loose, and the seed must be covered only 14 inch 
deep. It takes about two weeks for seed to sprout. For 
fall and winter use in the North seed may be planted 
from March 15 to May 15. When seedlings have three 
or four leaves well started, prick out about three inches 
apart each way. Keep the soil moist and transplant 
to open ground when plants are 75 to 90 days old. 
(| CHINESE CABBAGE. This vegetable is easily raised 
as a succession crop. The plants can be set out in the 
rows which have been occupied by earlier vegetables. 
Do not plant too early. © : 
' COLLARDS. Sow the seed thickly in rows in rich 
ground, transplanting when about four inches in height; 
or sow where the plants are to remain and when well- 
started thin to two or three feet apart in the row. 
CORN. Plant when all danger of frost is past, and the 
ground is warm’and dry. If planted in cold, wet soil, 
_the kernels will rot. To plant in hills, make a shallow 
hole in the soil with the corner of the hoe and drop in 
six kernels. Cover with about two inches of fine soil 
and press down firmly. Have the hills about four feet 
apart and plant in rows about two and one-half feet 
apart. When the plants are six inches high, thin out all 
except three or four of the strongest in each hill. To 
plant in rows like beans or peas, make a shallow trench 
with the hoe, drop in the kernels three to four inches 
apart, and cover about two inches deep. When plants 
are well up, thin to six or eight inches apart. 
CUCUMBER. Delay planting until all danger of frost 
is past. Soil should be warm, fairly moist, and loose. 
Seed must be covered about one inch deep. Plant in 
hills, dropping eight or ten seeds to the hill. When six 
inches tall, thin to three in a hill. ~ 
EGG PLANT. This semi-tropical fruit requires con- 
tinuous warm weather for best results, The seed ger- 
minates slowly and should be started in a hotbed. Set 
the plants in the open ground when two inches tall if 
the weather continues warm. Shade young plants from 
hot sun and spray with paris green or arsenate of lead 
to protect from potato bugs. 
ENDIVE. For early use sow in rows in spring; for later 
supply sow in June or July. When well started, thin 
the plants eight inches to one foot apart. When nearly 
grown, tie the outer leaves together over the center to 
blanch the heart of the plant. Two or three successive 
plantings during July will provide endive for winter use. 
Just before killing frosts in fall, dig the plants, being 
careful .to take plenty of soil with the roots and to avoid 
injury to the leaves. Pack closely together and store in 
dark cellar. 
FENNEL. Culture is about the same as for celery. 
GARLIC. Separate sections or ‘‘cloves’”’ of each bulb 
and set in rows ten or twelve inches apart and four inches 
apart in the row. Take up in fall and store in cool, dry 
place. 
HORSE-RADISH. Set roots in ground vertically, 
small end down, with tops of roots one to three inches 
‘below the surface. Cultivate thoroughly until the leaves 
cover the ground; their shade will keep down weeds. 
KALE OR BORECOLE. Sow the seed one-fourth to 
one-half inch deep in rows two or three feet apart. When 
the plants come up, thin them so that they are from 
eight to twelve inches apart in the row. 
KOHL RABI. As early in spring as possible, sow the 
seed in rows in light, rich soil. When plants are well 
established, thin three to six inches apart in the row. 
Plant at intervals of ten days for a succession of bulbs 
until hot weather, after which they fail to grow. 
LEEK. Sow in rows early in spring, covering one-half 
inch deep. Thin the plants to two to four inches apart 
in the row and draw the earth about them when culti- 
vating. If you desire very white and tender leeks, 
transplant when about six inches tall, set four inches 
apart in trenches about two feet apart, and gradually 
earth up like celery. 
After the plants are grown, cultivate less deeply than at 
first to avoid injury to the roots 
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