HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
SWEET CORN— PROVIDING A CONSTANT SUPPLY 
A REGULAR supply of ears that are “just right’* 
may be enjoyed from end of July until frost, by either 
of two methods, viz., sowing early sorts repeatedly, or 
by sowing, at one time, several rows of several kinds ma- 
turing in succession. Perhaps the most satisfactory way 
is to combine the two methods. 
In connection with the various sorts mentioned in 
the following chapters, the average time is given which 
each kind requires to form fully-grown ears. By deduct- 
ing that number of days from the date of the first aver- 
age frost in the different localities, every planter can 
figure how late in the season any kind may be planted. 
A week or ten days’ time may be gained early in the 
season by starting a few dozen “hills” in paper pots, in the 
house. About four weeks prior to the time when seeds 
may be sown outdoors (middle of May) put four seeds in 
each pot and water. Keep seedlings cool and set into 
the garden, pot and all, when danger of frost is past. 
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