
Tomato, Marglobe 
TOMATOES 
Rutger’s Certified are large, smooth, 
heavily meated and globular in shape. 
Earlier than Marglobe and matures as 
early as the Earliana. 
John Baer—An extra early scarlet fruit- 
ed variety of top quality. Hardy and 
exceptionally productive. One of very 
early varieties to ripen its first fruits 
and it continues to furnish marketable 
fruits much longer than other very early 
varieties. 
Dwarf Champion— Sometimes called 
Tree Tomato because it stands upright 
without trellising. Fruit medium sized, 
smooth, uniform and purplish carmine 
color. 
Earliana — Most popular Extra Early 
Red. Southern shippers use Earliana 
for their big planting. Has sturdy vine 
and produces fruit in compact masses. 
Its early ripening is hastened by 
sparse foliage. 
June Pink is extra early, purplish pink 
and similar to Earliana in growth, vine 
and shape. A valuable variety for mar- 
ket gardeners who want very early, 
purplish pink fruit. 
Gulf State Market (77 days) is valuable 
for shipping. Fruit purplish-pink, large 
are vigorous and prolific and yield over- 
size fruit, averaging 7¥2 ounces in 
weight. 
McGee originated in Texas. Claimed to 
yield splendid crops when others fail. 
Bright crimson in color, solid and of 
superior flavor. 
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SUNFLOWER 
SEEDS 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN — 
One of the best egg-pro- 
ducing foods known for 
and of uniform size, 
smooth and firm. 
Marglobe—This new main-crop or mid- 
season tomato is wilt resistant bred for 
Plants 
use in disease infested districts. 
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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. 
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. 
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 
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 
about 60 days from seed. Use thin- 
nings for green onions, leaving 4” 
apart for globe types and 6” for the 
big Spanish types to mature for dry 
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 
Practical answers to every-day 
questions about home gardening 
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. 
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. 
PEAS 
Plant variety Alaska as soon as 
ground can be dug. Plant wrinkled 
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. 
PEPPERS 
Need long growing season: start 
indoors 8 weeks before plants are 
wanted. Set out after petals on apple 
blossoms have fallen. Set plants Tara 
24” and feed liberally for bigger fruits. 
PUMPKINS 
Follow muskmelon culture, or plant 
in corn after last cultivation. 
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