
18 HAND BOOK FOR THE GARDEN 

SPINACH 
Spinach does best in a cool climate and therefore it is not best 
to try to raise it in the Summer months. It may be planted in the 
Fall, protected over Winter by three inches of straw, but usually in 
this section it is planted among the first Spring crops. Spinach does 
best in a rich, sandy loam. Sow one ounce for one hundred feet of 
row; ten to twelve pounds in drills per acre; five feet per consumer. 
Plant about April 25th and every two weeks for a succession. Sow in 
rows one and a half feet apart, one inch apart in the row, one and 
a half inch deep, pressing the soil firmly over the seeds. When three 
inches high, thin to six inches apart. Spinach should always be 
gathered before the flower spike appears. 
SQUASH 
There are two types of Squash, the Bush varieties and the Run- 
ning varieties. They require practically the same soil and cultural 
methods as the Musk Melon. Sow one ounce for fifty hills; three 
to four pounds in hills per acre; two hills per consumer. Squashes 
do best in a rich, sandy loam, manuring the hills as suggested for 
Melons. Plant about May 10th in hills seven and one-half feet apart 
each way, three inches apart in the hill, one inch deep, eight seeds 
per hill. When in the third leaf, thin to four plants per hill. Train 
the vines in different directions. Cover every fourth joint with earth 
so they will form roots which will help feed the fruit. The Bush 
varieties may be planted in hills three to four feet apart. The Squash 
plants may be protected from the Cucumber beetle by the same 
method as outlined for the Cucumber. Summer Squashes should be 
gathered before the shell hardens. 
SWEET POTATCES 
These are usually grown from sprouts which are set in rich, 
louse soil after the weather becomes settled, the end of May or first 
of June. They should be put in about 18 inches to 2 feet apart, 
placing the sprouts deeper in the soil than they were in the propa- 
gating bed. Cultivate regularly until the vines cover the ground and 
allow the vines to root. Dig as soon as the vines are touched with a 
light frost and store in sand. 
SWISS CHARD 
This belongs to the Beet family and requires about the same 
treatment. Sow at the rate of one ounce to 50 feet of drill. 5 feet per 
consumer. Drills 16 to 18 inches apart and thin the plants to stand 
10 to 15 inches apart in the row. Cultivate occasionally and water 
as often as necessary. The leaves may be gathered during the Sum- 
mer and Fall and new ones will quickly grow again. 
TOMATO 
The different varieties of Tomato can all be grown about the 
same way, including the large fruited sorts, the Husk Tomato or 
Ground Cherry and the other small fruited kinds. Sow one ounce of 
seed for fifteen hundred plants; one-fourth pound transplant per 
acre; five plants per consumer. Tomatoes do best in a sandy, well 
