
1—Chi i ; 
hina Rose Winter; 2—Long Black Spanish; 3—White Icicle; 4—Crimson Giant 
iant; 
5 

PEPPERS, Continued 
Pimento—Excellent for canning or stuff- 
ing. Smooth, heart-sh i 
flesh. 73 days. oats freee 
World Beater—One of the b 
est large 
peppers. Glossy-green, changes a 
bright red. Mild, v 7 
78 days. ery sweet, thick flesh. 
Hot 
Hungarian Wax—Slender, 
, wax 1- 
low fruit about 6-in. long, Nene eoa 
when ripe. Very hot. 65 days. 
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KOHLRABI 
Wants rich soil. Plant early in spring 
4” apart in row. Must be used when 
young: woody when old. Make 2nd 
planting 3 weeks later, and again 
after mid-July. 
MUSKMELON 
Plant 8 to 10 seeds to a hill (see above 
—A HILL IS A HOLE) after weather 
is warm. If grown in cool weather 
will not bear well and melons will 
have poor flavor. Melons love plenty 
of compost or well-rotted manure. 
When vines begin to run, thin to 3 
plants to a hill. On heavy soil, Ben- 
der’s Surprise or Hearts of Gold do 
better than others. In damp soil mulch 
with clean straw or raise each fruit 
on a shingle to keep from rotting. 
OKRA 
Plant on rich soil when weather is 
hot and settled, spaced 12” x 24”. Pods 
mature rapidly and must be picked or 
they will be inedible. 





s ealls for special 
“end rot” 


either moist con 
in dry soil and not watered at all. 
Early Scarlet Globe; 6 

French Breakfast. 
cone Red Cayenne—tThe hot favorite. 
or canning, pickling, drying. Pungent 
flavored fruit, tapering and twisted 
70 days. 
Red Chili—Low, spreading, 18-in. plant. 
Extremely pungent fruit. Erect, conical 
82 days. 
PUMPKIN 
Cultivate practicall 
y the same a 
ons or cucumbers. here 







Permanent vegetable storage space, 
either in the basement or outdoors 
will help extend the usefulness of the 
garden. This can also be used to keep 
tulip and other spring-flowering bulbs 
over summer, and for storing tender 
flowering plants like tree roses over 
winter. Often a hillside can be used 
to advantage, allowing access on a 
level with the floor of the storage 
room. In planning outdoor storage, re- 
member that convenient access from 
the house will often make the differ- 
ence between using the stored vege- 
tables or depending on those canned 
and stored in the basement. 













ONIONS 
sooner than seeds. Set 
” apart and pull every other set for 
use as green onion. Again pull every 
Sets produce 
other onion, leaving balance of sets 
to mature as dry onions. 
From seed, have better 
flavor. Green onions can be grown in 
about 60 days from seed. Use thin- 
Practical answers 
WwW? WHEN 2 WHER questions about home gardening 
poorly in 
8” apart. Plain parsley has best true 
parsley flavor: 
garnishing.- If leaves are cut off when 
plant is 4” 
better curl. 
Must be planted as early as 
an be worked. Soil must be loose to 
Space 5” apart. Frost turns starches 
into sugar and improves flavor. Roots 
are hardy: leave in ground over win- 
Plant variety Alaska as 
ground can be dug. 
varieties (which have better flavor) 
when narcissus buds show color or 
when crocuses are in bloom. Peas are 
not satisfactory when weather turns 
hot. Tall varieties must be staked. 
Most home gardeners prefer dwarf 
varieties like Little Marvel. Peas want 
well-limed soil. Don’t forget, inocu- 
lation improves production. 
Connecticut Field—Lar it wi 
ge fruit with fl 
ends, 15 to 25-lbs. and up to is 
Surface, slightly ribbed, deep orange. 
Thick flesh, oran 
' ge-yellow, 
coarse. 118 days. z ahaa) Ga 
Green Striped Cushaw—Medi i 
—Medium size, 
smooth, crookneck shaped, white rie 
green mottling and stripes. Thi 
flesh. 115 days. : eae 
King of the Mammoths—Lar 
—Largest of the 
pumpkins weighing 60 lbs, and upward 
Yellow skin mottled with orange. Deep 
orange flesh. 115 to 120 days. 
Kentucky Field — Dull ora 
large 
Bradt aie Coe mek asor alloc feel 
good flavor. 120 days. a heat lb 
Small Sugar or New England Pie—De- 
sirable for pie or general use. Round 
flat end fruit, deep orange. Thick vel 
low-orange flesh. 118 days. ; 
RADISH 
Soil should be light i i 
< ‘ , quick and 
insure rapid growth. Slow ee ih 
makes the flavor too strong. Sow as 
early as ground can be worked, as Rad- 
ishes are very hardy. Make successive 
sowings up to hot weather. When in 
the third leaf, thin to give roots plenty 
of room. Pull promptly when mature 
The secret of crisp, delicious radishes 
is quick growth, prompt picking. 
Crimson Giant—Large round, 1 to 1%- 
in. Deep crimson roots. Very crisp and 
tender for its size. 28 days. 


to every-day 
hot weather. Space plants 
curly sorts better for 
tall, curly sorts will have 
PARSNIPS 
and cannot be heavy- 
PEAS 
soon as 
Plant wrinkled 

nings for green onions, leaving 4” PEPPERS 
apart for globe types and 6” for the Need long growing season: start 
pig Spanish types to mature for dry jndoors 8 weeks before plants are 
onions. Latter can also be started in- 
doors for largest bulbs and can be set- 
out 6” apart after frost danger has 
passed. All onions need liberal feeding 
and watering. 
PARSLEY 
Seed germinates slowly; soak over 
night. Sow early aS seed germinates 
Follow muskmelon culture, 
in corn after last cultivation. 
wanted. Set out after petals on apple 
blossoms have fallen. Set plants 15” x 
24” and feed liberally for bigger fruits. 
PUMPKINS 
or plant 
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