Hints for Planting Vegetables 



If yoz* suspect cutworms in the garden soil, make a collar 

 of stiff paper or cardboard for each tomato, pepper, or 

 other young plant when setting them out. Make the collar 

 about six inches wide and sink half-way into the ground 



Thin the young plants in the garden row so that they stand 

 at the distance apart recommended on the seed packets 



As soon as weeds show up between the garden rows, 

 after them with the hoe. It saves a great deal of time and 

 energy to destroy them before roots get tough 



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 two inches deep. Thin the 

 young plants to about one inch apart. Hoe frequently. 

 Set plants in permanent beds the following spring. 



BUSH 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. Have the 

 rows run north and south. 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 about the same time as radishes 

 and lettuce. 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. 



CABBAGE. Set out both early and late cabbage as 

 soon as there is no danger of frost. Have the rows 

 two to three feet apart. Set the plants one to two feet 

 apart in the row, depending upon variety. 



CARDOON. The rows should be about four feet apart, 

 and the plants two feet apart in the rows. Rich soil is 

 necessary. The stalks require blanching, and the plant 

 is raised much like celery. 



CARROTS. Sow carrot seed as early as radishes and 

 lettuce. 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. 



CAULIFLOWER. The same methods that produce 

 good cabbage will produce good cauliflower. The only 

 difference is that cauliflower heads must be protected 

 from sunlight to make sure of the desirable white curd. 

 Gather the tops of the leaves together loosely as soon 

 as the heads begin to form. In shutting off the lignt, 

 do not cramp the heads. 



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