More Hints for Planting Vegetables 

Thin out the young onions and use them for the table. 
(See Onion, page 43) 
CELERIAC. Sow seed at the same season and give 
the same treatment as celery. Transplant to moist, 
rich soil in rows two feet apart and six inches apart in 
the row. Give thorough culture. It is not necessary 
to earth up or “‘handle”’ the plants. When the roots are 
two inches in diameter, they are ready for use. 
CELERY. Celery seed will sprout at comparatively 
low temperatures, but it needs constant and abundant 
moisture. The soil for starting plants should be fine 
and loose, and the seed must be covered only % inch 
deep. It takes about two weeks for seed to sprout. For 
fall and winter use in the North seed may be planted 
from March 15 to April 15. When seedlings have three 
or four leaves well started, prick out about three inches 
apart each way. Keep the soil moist and transplant 
to open ground when plants are 75 to 90 days old. 
CHINESE CABBAGE. This vegetable is easily raised 
as a succession crop. The plants can be set out in the 
rows which have been occupied by earlier vegetables. 
Do not plant too early. 
COLLARDS. Sow the seed thickly in rows in rich 
ground, transplanting when about four inches in height; 
or sow where the plants are to remain and when 
well-started thin to two or three feet apart in the row. 
CORN. Plant when all danger of frost is past and the 
ground is warm and dry. If planted in cold, wet soil, 
the kernels will rot. Make a shallow hole in the soil 
with the corner of the hoe. Drop in six kernels of corn. 
Cover with about one inch of fine soil and press down 
firmly. This is called a “hill” of corn. Have the hills 
about four feet apart, and plant in rows about four feet 
apart. When the corn is six inches high, thin out all 
except three or four of the strongest plants in each 
hill. Hoe the corn often, but do not hoe deeply. 
CUCUMBER. Delay planting until all danger of frost 
is past. Soil should be warm, fairly moist, and loose. 
Seed must be covered about one-half inch deep. Plant 
in hills, dropping eight or ten seeds to the hill. When 
six inches tall, thin to three in a hill. 
DANDELION. Sow early in spring in very warm rich 
soil, in drills; thin to five inches and cultivate well. 
Plants will be ready for cutting the next spring. When 
grown for the roots, sow in September and cultivate 
well during the fall and following summer. The roots 
can be dug in October. 

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EGG PLANT. This semi-tropical fruit requires con- 
tinuous warm weather for best results. The seed ger- 
minates slowly and should be started in a hotbed. Set 
the plants in the open ground when two inches tall if 
the weather continues warm. Shade young plants 
from hot sun and spray with Paris Green to protect 
from potato bugs. 
ENDIVE. For early use sow in rows about April 15; 
for later supply sow in June or July. When well 
started, thin the plants to one foot apart. When 
nearly grown, tie the outer leaves together over the 
center to blanch the heart of the plant. Two or three 
successive plantings during July will provide endive for 
winter use. Just before killing frosts in fall, dig the 
plants, being careful to take plenty of soil with the 
roots and to avoid injury to the leaves. Pack closely 
together and store in dark cellar. 
FENNEL. Culture is about the same as for celery. 
GARLIC. Separate sections or ‘‘cloves”’ of each bulb and 
set in rows ten or twelve inches apart and four inches 
apart intherow. Take upin fall and store in cool, dry place. 
HORSE-RADISH. Set roots in ground vertically, 
small end down, with tops of roots one to three inches 
below the surface. Cultivate thoroughly until the leaves 
cover the ground; their shade will keep down weeds. 
KALE OR BORECOLE. Sow the seed about one-half 
inch deep in rows two or three feet apart. When the 
plants come up, thin them so that they are from 18 to 
24 inches apart in the row. 
KOHL RABI. As early in spring as possible, sow the 
seed in rows in light, rich soil. When plants are well 
established, thin to six inches apart in the row. Plant 
at intervals of ten days for a succession of bulbs until 
hot weather, after which they fail to grow. For fall 
use, plant the last of July. 
LEEK. Sow in rows early in spring, covering one-half 
inch deep. Thin the plants to six inches apart in the 
row and draw the earth about them when cultivating. 
If you desire very white and tender leeks, transplant 
when about six inches tall, set four inches apart in 
trenches about two feet apart, and gradually earth up 
like celery. (More Hints on Page 43) 

After the plants are grown, cultivate less deeply than at 
first to avoid injury to the roots 
