Connecticut Field—Lar i i 
ge fruit with 
ends, 15 to 25-lbs. and up a iS 
ae sgnuy ribbed, deep orange. 
ic esh, orange-yellow, 
coarse. 118 days. care ahaha 
Green Striped Cushaw—Medi i 
aa ium 
coats eee shaped, white aah 
reen mottling and stripes. Thi 
flesh. 115 days. 2 siete 
King of the Mammoths—La 
Man —Largest of th 
pumpkins weighing 60 lbs, and epanial 
Yellow skin mottled with orange. Deep 
orange flesh. 115 to 120 days. 
Kentucky Field — Dull or 
$ ; , large 
ribbed fruit. Coarse, dee roller 3 
Goud flavoc120"aayare ees pine 

Small Sugar or New England Pie—De- 
sirable for pie or general use. Round 
flat end fruit, deep orange. Thick yel- 
low-orange flesh. 118 days. 
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Early Scarlet Globe; 6—French Breakfast. 
PEPPERS, Continued 
Pimento—Excellent for cannin 
I g or stuff- 
ing. Smooth, heart-sh i 
flesh. 73 days. ema 
World Beater—One of the b 
est large 
peppers. Glossy-green, changes 3 
bright red. Mild, : 
Te very sweet, thick flesh. 
Long Red Cayenne—tThe hot favorite. 
For canning, pickling, drying. Pungent 
flavored fruit, tapering and twisted 
70 days. 
RADISH 
Soil should be light, quick a i 
insure rapid Repeats Smerawn 
makes the flavor too strong. Sow as 
early as ground can be worked, as Rad- 
ishes are very hardy. Make successive 
powava up to hot weather. When in 
ig third leaf, thin to give roots plenty 
on room. Pull promptly when mature 
The secret of crisp, delicious radishes 
is quick growth, prompt picking. 
Red Chili—Low, spreading, 18-in. plant. 
Extremely pungent fruit. Erect, conical 
82 days. 
Hot 
Hungarian Wax—Slende 
tT, wa - 
low fruit about 6-in. long, aah ei 
when ripe. Very hot. 65 days. 
PUMPKIN 
Cultivate practicall 
ly the same - 
ons or cucumbers, ieee 
Crimson Giant—Large round, 1 to 1%4- 
in. Deep crimson roots. Very crisp and 
tender for its size. 28 days. 

























Practical answers to every-day 
questions about home gardening 
W:? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? 
poorly in hot weather. Space plants 
8” apart. Plain parsley has best true 
parsley flavor: curly sorts better for 
garnishing. If leaves are cut off when 
plant is 4” tall, curly sorts will have 
better curl. 

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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 






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- 
the stored vege- 




PARSNIPS 
Must be planted as early as ground 
can be worked. Soil must be loose to 
a depth of 12” and cannot be heavy. 
Space 5” apart. Frost turns starches 
into sugar and improves flavor. Roots 
are hardy: leave in ground over win- 
ter if desired. 




have poor flavor. Melons love plenty ence between using 
of compost or well-rotted manure. tables or depending on those canned PEAS 
and stored in the basement. Plant variety Alaska as soon as 
When vines begin to run, thin to 3 
plants to a hill. On heavy soil, Ben- ground can be dug. Plant wrinkled 
varieties (which have better flavor) 
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. 











Watering tomatoes calls for special 
care. Cracks and blossom “end rot” 
(the free or blossom end turning 
black) are both caused by fluc- 
tuating water supply. Never let 
tomatoes be dry one week and wet 
the next. Tomatoes must be kept 
either moist constantly or be grown 
in dry soil and not watered at all. 















ONIONS 
Sets produce sooner than seeds. Set 
1” apart and pull every other set for 
use as green onion. Again pull every 
other onion, leaving balance of sets 
to mature as dry onions. 
From seed, onions have better 
flavor. Green onions can be grown in 
from seed. Use thin- 
leaving 4” 
apart for globe types and 6” for the 
big Spanish types to mature for dry 
onions. Latter can also be started in- 
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 

when narcissus 
when crocuses are in 
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. 
PEPPERS 
Need long growing season: start 
indoors 8 weeks before plants are 
wanted. Set out after petals on apple 
blossoms have fallen. Set plants 15 ee 
24” and feed liberally for bigger fruits. 
PUMPKINS 
Follow muskmelon culture, or plant 
in corn after last cultivation. 
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