Beets 
The beet, as we know it today, is a 
native of Egypt, but records show it 
was used as food 2000 years ago. It 
will grow in a wide range of soil con- 
ditions but positively refuses to do well 
in a distinctly acid soil. If your beet 
crop is good, other vegetables will grow 
well also. They require a fair supply 
of moisture and plant food. Being a 
fast grower, they can be planted as soon 
as the soil can be worked in the spring, 
and at intervals till late fall. As they 
are easily transplanted, it is well to 
have another row ready in which to 
transplant your thinnings. 
There are three main varieties that 
do well in any locality: 
EARLY WONDER. Matures in about 
60 days; dark red skin and flesh, 
with medium small tops. 
DETROIT DARK RED. An All-Ameri- 
can winner in 1935 and still one of 
the most popular. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Semi-globe 
shape with dark skin and a shade 
lighter flesh; excellent for slicing. 
Broccoli 
Broccoli is a sport of wild cabbage 
which grew on the sea cliffs of the 
English Channel and has been used in 
some form since the first fall of Rome, 
but it is of recent introduction to Amer- 
ica. The crop is semi-hardy and will 
stand quite a little frost. Can be plant- 
ed in flats for an early crop or planted 
later out in the open for a fall crop. 
CALABRESE or ITALIAN SPROUTING 
is the only one in general commerce. 
Plants are tall and vigorous; from 
2 to 8 feet. After cutting the first 
big head many smaller ones appear. 
ST. VALENTINE. A heading type like 
cauliflower, being planted late. 

OUR GARDEN FRIENDS SHOULD BE 
ENCOURAGED! 
Among the many friends we have in 
our gardens we will find: 
BEES. Useful pollenizers. 
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BIRDS. Insect-devouring sorts should 
be encouraged. Build a birdhouse. 
LADYBUG BEETLE. Feeds on plant 
lice and soft scale. 
TOADS AND FROGS. Feed largely on 
insects and slugs. 
SNAKES. Devour insects, flies and small 
slugs. 
HORNETS. Feed almost entirely on in- 
sects. 
LIZARDS. Live on small beetles and 
other insects. 

Do You Know... 
That some persons plant Fava, or 
Broad Windsor, beans to catch and 
draw the aphis from other plants. It is 
a good catch plant. 
That the Soil-Testing Kit will tell 
you what your soil needs. 
That round radishes should be grown 
fast and all harvested in 30 days from 
planting time. 
That Carco is a fine repellent for root 
maggots. 
That nitrogen-inoculated peas often © 
produce up to 50% more yield than 
untreated seed. 
That your compost pile is a gold mine . 
in your own back yard. 
That collards will grow well in freez- 
ing weather, thus making fine winter 
greens. 
That Sani-Soil is ideal for your seed 
flats mixed with the other soil about 
half and half. 
That tomatoes contain 94% water 
and should never be permitted to dry 
out. 
That spinach seed should be planted 
one inch apart in the row and covered 
one inch in rich soil. 
That barrel hoops cut in half and 
covered with cheesecloth offer a fine 
protection to valuable plants from Epis 
and insects. 
That a 70-day tomato in the East is 
an 80-day tomato in the Puget Sound 
region—or is it 90? 2 
That Broad Windsor Beans can be 
planted when the ground is nearly 
frozen, from December to March.’ 
Seattle Seed Company 
