Gradus—Medium green stocky plant 
Broad, pointed single pods, medium 
green. 6 to 8 wrinkled tender peas in 
tapered pods. 60 days. 
Hundredfold or Laxtonian—Exception- 
ally choice and prolific. Dark green 
rather coarse vines, producing straight 
pointed, well-filled 2'%-i 
days. " ees ete daa 
Laxton’s Progress (fr)—Medium dark 
green vine, 16 to 18-in. Single pods 
almost an inch wide and 4% to 5-in 
long, with 7 to 9 large peas. 62 days. 
Little Marvel (fr—Outstanding, dwarf 
Fine quality, large yield. Single and 
double, dark green, 3-in. pods—blunt 
plump, well filled with 7 to 8 medium 
sized, light green tender peas. 62 days.” 
Later Varieties 
Alderman or Dark-Podded Telephone 
(fr\—Large podded variety of the Tele- 
phone family. Excellent for home gar- 
dens, truckers, shipping to distant mar- 

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SWEET CORN 
For the home gardener, the simplest 
way to plant sweet corn is in rows 
or drills, not in hills. Space the rows 
36” apart, and plant a seed about 
every 3”. Thin stalks to stand 12” 
apart in row. The drill should be Sa 
to 4” deep, but don’t cover seed with 
more than 1” of soil. The drill or 
furrow can be filled in as the plants 
grow to anchor them against wind. 
Removing suckers has been ‘standard 
practice with practically all growers. 
Now, experiments prove that remov- 
ing suckers merely takes away extra 
food-producing leaves and so hurts 
rather than helps growth. Also, 
suckering often disturbs roots enough 
to injure plant. 
Always plant corn in several short 
rows side by side rather than one 
long row. Corn is pollinated by wind 
and rows side-by-side mean that all 
the stalks can be reached by the 
pollen. Many home gardeners, on 
reading newspaper accounts of corn 
de-tasseling assume that this is nec- 
essary to set ears. On the contrary 
removing tassels may cut the crop 
seriously. Detasseling is only done 
where hybrid corn is raised for seed 
purposes. The more pollen that flies, 
the better the set of kernels. So don’t 
detassel sweet corn in the home 
garden. 
If weeds are under control, stop cul- 
tivating. If weeds are bad late in the 
season, work the soil as shallow as 
possible to avoid injuring surface 
feeder roots. 
CUCUMBERS 
Sandy soils with plenty of compost are 
best. Roots have difficulty on heavy 
soils. Plant 8 to 10 seeds in a hill 
(see Page 11—A HILL IS A HOLE). 
6” long, thin to three 
strongest plants. Keep fruits picked 
to promote continuous fruiting. If 
compost isn’t available, feed with 
commercial fertilizers. Use plenty of 
moisture: cucumbers are 90% water. 
NW 

Start seed indoors 8 weeks before 
kets and for freezing; resi 
Fusarium wilt. Vine dark erase TES 
Pods single, very’ broad, plump, 
Saree dark green, pointed; Contains 
; to 10 peas of highest quality. Seed 
arge, wrinkled, light green. 74 days 
pian Telephone or Daisy—Large pods 
72-in, long, broad, straight and pointed 
containing 7 to 9 large round peas, 
Vines about 24-in. tall. A popular main- 
crop pea. 79 days. 
Edible Podded or Sugar 
Mammoth Melting sees it resist- 
ant. Coarse light-green vine, 54-in 
Single 4'¥2-in. pods, broad, indented: 
light, blunt, stringless, without fiber, 
fleshy. Contains 7 peas. Seed fare: 
round, creamy-white. 74 days. 
PEPPERS 
Warm, mellow soil in sheltered loca- 
tion is best. Start under glass. Culti- 
vate regularly, drawing soil up around 
stems. When plants are 7” to 8” tall 
hoe in light dressing of commercial 
EGGPLANT 
plants are needed. Set out after apple 
blossoms have fallen and weather is 
warm and settled. Feed and water 
liberally as Eggplant needs to be kept 
growing rapidly to produce well. 
D.D.T. will control pests that until 
now made this a tricky crop to grow. 
ENDIVE 
Strictly a cool-weather crop: gets 
bitter at temperatures much above 
go°. Plant very early and again in 
mid-July. Use last planting as late fall 
salad crop, and store surplus in cold 
frame or cellar by digging each plant 
with ball of soil. Space 12” apart in 
rows 18” apart. Feed liberally for 
bigger, crisper heads. 
KALE 
Grow like Brussels Sprouts. 
KOHLRABI 
Wants rich soil. Plant early in spring 
4” apart in row. Must be used when 
young: woody when old. Make second 
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 ole 
compost or well-rotted manure. When 
vines begin to run, thin to 3 plants to 
a hill. On heavy soil, Bender’s Sur- 
prise 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. 
ONIONS 
Sets produce sooner than seeds. Set 
1” apart and pull every other set for 
Practical answers to every-day 
questions about home gardening 
use as green onions. 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 thinnings for 
green 
globe types and 
types to mature for dry onions. Latter 
can also be started indoors for largest 
bulbs and can be set out 6” apart after 
frost danger has passed. All onions 
need liberal feeding and watering. 
Seed germinates slowly; 
night. 
poorly in hot weather. Space plants 
8” apart. Plain 
parsley flavor: 
garnishing. If leaves are cut off when 
plant is 4” 
better curl. 
Must be planted as early as ground 
can be worked. 
a depth of 12” 
Space 5” 
into sugar and improves flavor. Roots 
are hardy: leave in ground over win- 
ter if desired. 
Plant variety Alaska as soon as 
ground can be dug. Plant wrinkled 
varieties 
when narcissus 
when crocuses are in bloom. Peas are 
not satisfactory 
hot. 
Most home gardeners prefer dwarf 
varieties like Little Marvel. Peas want 
well-limed soil. 
lation improves production. 
Need 
indoors 8 weeks before plants are 
wanted. Set out after petals on apple 
blossoms have 
x 24” and feed liberally for bigger 
fruits. 
Follow muskmelon culture, Or 
in corn after last cultivation. 
fertilizer. Do not plant hot peppers 
near sweet; they are apt to cross. 
Sweet 
California Wonder Improved—Number 
one quality peppers, about 4-in. long 
and 3'%-in. diameter, very smooth, 3 
and 4 lobed, glossy green, turning bright 
crimson when ripe. Remarkably thick 
walls, tender, sweet. 75 days. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose—An early va- 
riety, popular as a pickling sort. Fruits 
2 inches in diameter and 3 inches long 
Usually mild and sweet, occasionally 
hot on account of pungent ribs. 60 
days. 
Pimento or Perfection—Best of the medi- 
um sized sweet peppers. Excellent for 
stuffing. Smooth, heart-shaped, about 
3-in. long. 125 days. 
Hot 
Long Red Cayenne—The hot favorite. 
For canning, pickling, drying. Pungent 
flavored fruit, tapering and twisted. 70 
days. 
onions, leaving 4” apart for 
6” for the big Spanish 
PARSLEY 
soak over 
Sow early as seed germinates 
parsley has best true 
curly sorts better for 
tall, curly sorts will have 
PARSNIPS 
Soil must be loose to 
and cannot be heavy. 
apart. Frost turns starches 
PEAS 
(which have better flavor) 
buds show color or 
when weather turns 
Tall varieties must be staked. 
Don’t forget, inocu- 
PEPPERS 
long growing season: start 
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