seed should be started indoors in February 
or March. For most sections of G.L.F. the 
short season variety, New Hampshire Hybrid, 
is best and Black Beauty is good for areas 
with longer growing season. Plants should 
be set out about June 1... 20” to 24” apart, 
in rows 30” to 36” apart. 
Endive 
(Make second planting in August) 
Endive is a good early spring and late fall 
crop. Sow seeds in shallow rows 14” to 18” 
apart. Plants should be thinned to stand 12” 
apart. Two or three weeks before harvesting, 
when plants are nearly full grown, tie outer 
leaves together or cover with clean straw to 
blanch the heads. Blanching removes the 
bitter flavor. If it rains while plants are 
blanching, uncover the heads, let them dry 
and re-cover them. Late plants, taken up 
with soil or roots and packed together in a 
dark cool celler can be stored for some time. 
Kale 
This is a hardy greens crop that can be 
grown in any good garden soil. It may be 
harvested by cutting the entire plant or by 
removing only the larger leaves while they 
are young. Old, large leaves are likely to be 
tough. Plant in early spring and August in 
rows 24” apart and thin out, allowing 10” 
in rows. Plant about 14” deep. 
Kohlrabi 
Kohlrabi is a turnip that grows on top of 
the soil. Sow early in the spring or in August 
for late fall harvest. Plant in narrow rows 
and thin plants to stand 4” to 6” in the row. 
Frequent small plantings are more desirable 
than 1 large one. Harvest when bulbs are 
between 114” and 3” in diameter. 
Muskmelon © os 
This is a warm 
season crop. In cooler 
sections of New York 
seed should be 
started in pots in- 
doors. In warmer sec- 
tions plant seed in 
rows 4’ to 5’ apart 
with 12” between 
plants or in hills, 3’ 
apart. Sow seed 14” 
‘to 1” deep, cover and 
firm soil. 
For New York and Pennsylvania, plant 
Delicious and Benders Surprise; for New 
Jersey, Heart of Gold and Pride of Wisconsin 
are recommended. See page 14 for protection 
of muskmelons against cucumber beetle. 
For home use, leave muskmelons on the 
plants until they slip easily from the stem. 

Lettuce 
(Successive planting of short rows for full 
season supply) 
Sow seed in narrow rows as soon as the 
garden is ready in early spring. Thin out 
seedlings as soon as they are large enough. 
Leaf varieties should be thinned to stand 6” 
to 8” apart; heading varieties should be 
thinned to have single plants 12” to 14” 
apart. Sow seed shallow and very thin. Make 
successive plantings throughout the season 
except in the hot part of the summer. 
Grand Rapids, Black: Seeded Simpson and 
Prizehead are the easiest leaf varieties to 
grow. Heading varieties such as Big Boston, 
Imperial 847. or Cosberg grow well in early 
spring and late fall but shoot to seed and 
grow bitter in hot weather. 
Onion 
Onions should be planted as early in the 
spring as possible in loose soil, well drained 
and supplied with humus. Plant very thin 
and shallow in narrow rows. If you buy or 
grow seedling plants, they should be trans- 
planted early in the spring, about 2” apart. 
For green onions, sets (onions grown from 
seed during fhe previous season) or seedlings 
should be set in furrows 2” deep. Plants are 
ready when they reach the desired size. 
Onions for storage must be allowed to 
ripen before harvesting. The tops should 
ripen down and the outer skin of the. bulbs 
should be dry before pulling. After pulling 
the onions should lie on top of the ground 
until tops are thoroughly dry, usually 3 
days to 1 week. Then cut tops off about )4” 
above the bulb. Before putting in winter 
storage onions should be put in open crates 
and stored, to cure for 3 to 4 wecks. 
Parsley 
One short row for garnishing purposes is 
ample space. Seed should be planted as early 
in spring as possible and very shallow as it 
is slow to germinate. Thin plants to stand 
4” to 6” apart. Parsley can be grown indoors 
all winter by potting a single plant early 
before the tap root has developed too far. 
If plants grow too fast, cut off the top above 
the crown and new growth will develop. 
Parsnips 
This is a slow maturing crop and is usually 
sown in May and left in place until after 
freezing weather or until spring. Better shaped 
roots will develop if the soil is fine and loose. 
Sow seed in shallow rows, 44” to 34” deep. 
Space rows 24” to 36” apart. Thin the plants 
to prevent crowding. Parsnips may be dug 
after the first freeze and may be pulled and 
stored in cellars like other root crops or may . 
be left in the ground until spring. 
Peas 
(Plant an early, 2nd early, and late crop) 
Plant peas early so that they get most of 
their growth before warm weather. Plant 
seed 1” to 2” deep in rows 24” to 36” apart. 
Dwarf varieties can be grown closer together 
than tall growing peas. Space seed 2” to 3” 
apart in the row. Don’t plant peas where 
peas were grown in previous season—it en- 
courages root rot and other diseases. G.L.F. 
seed is treated with Spergon to prevent damp- 
ing off. 
Spread maturity dates by sowing early, 
midseason, and late varieties at about the 
same time. Peas mature very rapidly in hot 
weather. Watch them carefully and pick th 
crop when it is at its best. 
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