HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
VEGETABLES FOR GREENHOUSE CULTURE 
(In addition to the classes and varieties suggested on page 28 for use in hotbeds.) 
KIND AND VARIETY 
DISTANCE 
APART TO 
PLANT 
Cauliflower, Dwarf Eufurt 
12 x 12 
// 
Cucumber, Improved Telegraph 
Cucumber, Davis Perfect 
Muskmelons, Blenheim Orange 
Musk Sutton’s Emerald Gem 
Tomatoes, Bomy Best 
Tomatoes, Livingston’s Globe 
Tomatoes, Sterling Castle 
Tomatoes, Comet .... 
2x2 ft. 
18 x 24" 
To be grown as a by-product 
Asparagus; forced from four- 
year-old roots 
Rhubarb, from strong roots 
2 X 2 ft. 
2 X 2 ft. 
Water Cress 
Pepper Grass 
1 x I ft. 
2 x 4 ft. 
Parsley from roots 
1 x I ft. 
DAYS RE- 
QUIRED TO 
YIELD CROP 
SOIL RE- 
QUIREMENTS 
IOO-I25 
IIS-120 
75 - 9 ° 
IOO-II5 
95 
100 
95 
95 
15-20 
15-20 
35-45 
25-35 
45-50 
Good drain- 
age, ample 
water 
Rich sandy 
loam and 
leaf mold 
Rich, loose 
loam 
Porous loam 
of moder- 
ately rich 
nature. 
Too rich 
soil en- 
courages 
rank leaf 
growth 
Grow under 
benches 
Grow under 
benches 
In a corner 
of a coo! 
house 
Best from 
spring-sown 
roots cut 
back 
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