March, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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out in April a few dozen plants which 
have been started in a frame (or you 
can buy them from a local florist or mar¬ 
ket gardener). As soon as the hard 
frosts begin to let up, plant in the open, 
sowing extra thick and shallower than 
regular depth, half an inch or so. Cros¬ 
by’s Egyptian is often used for the first 
planting, but I prefer Early Model, as 
I consider the quality better. There are 
several good early sorts. If about the 
same amount of a later sort, such as 
Crimson Globe or Columbia, is sown at 
the same time, and another small plant¬ 
ing is made about a month later, that will 
give you roots in prime condition through 
summer and early fall. Then about June 
first, or considerably later than that if 
you have soil and climate suitable, put 
in a much larger planting for late fall 
and winter supply. These should be 
planted deeper, and if the soil is at all 
dry, firmed down in the bottom of the 
drill before covering; or, if you are 
planting with a seed drill, by running the 
wheel-barrow, with a small weight in it, 
over the row. Before hard frost in the 
fall the roots that are left should be dug 
out, the tops cut off,—not close enough 
to cause “bleeding,”—and packed in sand 
in a cool, but frost-proof cellar. A good 
way to handle roots of this sort is to 
get a number of cracker boxes from 
the grocer and pack the roots in them, 
filling in the first layer or two with sand, 
but leaving the boxes light enough to 
carry conveniently, and leaving the rest 
of the sand to be put in after the boxes 
are in place. 
Carrots: For an extra early supply, a 
few rows may be sown in the hot-bed or 
cold-frame, putting every second or third 
row in carrots when you sow your rad¬ 
ishes. The first crop out of doors may 
be sown about the same time as early 
beets or shortly after, in well-drained 
soil. One of the varieties, such as 
Nantes, may be used, and I have fre¬ 
quently found that in sowing these and 
a later sort, side by side, that they be¬ 
come just as large, if not quite so nearly 
matured, by the time any of the early 
sort were ready. Coreless is a fine 
quality main crop carrot, with a long, 
blunt root. Chantenay or Oxheart, 
Guerande-—probably Model (Chantenay), 
or Oxheart (Guerande) — will prove a 
good winter crop, and should be planted 
the same time or a little earlier than 
beets, and a supply for winter may be 
stored in the same way, taking the roots 
up before freezing time. 
Kohlrabi: This somewhat unusual 
plant should be grown for every table 
where variety is appreciated. Its culture 
is simplicity itself. Practically all there 
is to it is to cook them before they grow 
too big. They grow as readily as tur¬ 
nips. Sow only a very few at a time, 
and make successive plantings until the 
middle of summer. Trim them out to 3 
or 4 inches, and use while still small, 2 
or 3 inches in diameter. 
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