HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
provide all the stringless beans a family of five can con- 
sume between end of July and frost. Corn should be 
managed slightly different. Plant it in little “blocks” 
or squares of four fourteen-foot rows every ten days 
or two weeks up to July 4th. 
Finally, after Decoration Day or when the maple trees 
are out in full leaf, it is safe to set out such tender plants 
as tomato, pepper, and eggplants, also sow seeds of such 
delicate vegetables as cucumbers, melons, etc. Through- 
out this book will be found frank statements as to what is 
considered a practicable or impracticable vegetable from 
the standpoint of the home gardener. If you would want 
your garden to be above the average, be particular in 
your choice of classes and varieties and be sure to keep 
each row busy by repeated sowings throughout the sum- 
mer, because it is better to cultivate worth-while crops 
than to let a crop of weeds reduce the fertility of your 
soil. 
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