National Seed & Importing Co., Omaha, Nebr. 
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PLANTING VEGETABLES 
+* ASPARAGUS — Soak the seed 24 hours before planting. 
Sow in rows about 18 inches apart, and 15 to 20 seeds to the 
foot. Cover two inches deep. Thin the young plants to 
about one inch apart. Hoe frequently. Set plants in perma- 
nent beds the following spring. 
%* BUSH BEANS — Plant when all danger of frost is past. 
With the corner of the hoe, make rows about two feet 
apart and an inch and a half deep across the space you are 
going to plant. Drop the beans along the row about two 
or three inches apart. Cover with fine soil and press down 
firmly with the hoe. When the plants come up, thin so 
that they stand about six inches apart. 
%* POLE BEANS — Plant at about the same time as bush 
beans. Get poles four to eight feet long. Drive them into 
the ground in rows that are about four feet apart. Set the 
poles three feet apart in the row. Have the rows run north 
and south. Around each stake, plant five to eight beans 
about an inch and a half or two inches apart. Press the 
soil down firmly. When the plants come up, thin out all 
except the four strongest plants at the base of each pole. 
Train these to climb in one direction around the poles- Hoe 
around the plants often to keep the soil loosened. 
%* BEETS — Plant beets about the same time as radishes 
and lettuce. Have the soil fine and loose. Make rows about 
an inch deep and about 18 inches apart Sow the seeds about 
an inch apart in the row Cover with soil, and press it down 
firmly. Keep the weeds out when the plants come up. As 
soon as the tops are about three inches tall, pull out some 
of them and cook them for greens. Keep thinning and 
using the young plants until the beet roots stand about six 
inches apart in the row. 
%* BRUSSELS SPROUTS — This vegetable can be grown 
wherever conditions are favorable for late cabbage. It 
requires the same culture. 
% CABBAGE — Set out both early and late cabbage as 
soon as there is no danger of frost. Have the rows about 
three feet apart. Set the plants two feet apart in the row 
%* CARROTS a Sow carrot seed as early as radishes and 
lettuce. Make the rows in the same way as for beets. Sow 
the seed thinly, letting it drop a little at a time from the 
corner of the packet. Cover the seed with about half an 
inch of soil and press it down firmly. When the plants are 
about two inches tall, thin them so that they will not crowd 
each other. Keep out the weeds. Hoe around the plants 
often to keep the soil loosened. 
% CAULIFLOWER — The same methods that produce good 
cabbage will produce good cauliflower. The only difference 
is that cauliflower heads must be protected from sunlight 
to make sure of the desirable white curd. Gather the tops 
of the leaves together loosely as soon as the heads begin 
to form. In shutting off the light, do not cramp the heads. 

% CEILERIAC — Sow the seeds at the 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. 
te 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 15th to April 
15th. 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. 
% 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 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. 
EGG PLANT — This semi-tropical fruit requires continuous 
warm weather for best results, The seeds germinate slowly 
and should be started in a hotbed. Set the plants in the 
greund 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. 
