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Yellow Bermuda—Very early, medium 
sized, flat. Thin loose skin. Flesh nearly 
white, mild and sweet. The most widely 
grown Bermuda Onion. 92-94 days. 
Yellow Globe Danvers—An oval 
shaped, straw-colored onion. White 
flesh, crisp and mild. Splendid keeper. 
110 days. 

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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 3” 
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). 
When vine is 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. 
White Varieties 
Crystal Wax Bermuda—Sometimes called 
White Bermuda. Bulbs flat, medium- 
sized, clear white. 92 to 94 days. 
White Bunching—A good Spring ap- 
petizer. Crisp and mild. A fine white 
onion for cooking when grown larger. 
60 days. 
White Portugal or Silverskin—Excel- 
lent flat variety. Dependable cropper, 
excellent for sets, for green bunching, 
or as a pickler. 100 to 102 days. 
Red Varieties 
Red Creole—Grown largely in the 
South. Large, solid semiglobe of red- 
dish hue and fine grain. Unexcelled for 
home garden. Good keeper. 
Red Globe—Finest of all red onions. 
Perfectly round, good sized bulbs with 
thick, small necks. Skin is deep purplish- 
red. Strong flavored flesh, white tinged 
with pink. 112-114 days. 
EGGPLANT 
Start seed indoors 8 weeks before 
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 
80°. 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 of 
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 


SWEET SPANISH ONION 
ONION SETS 
Onion sets used instead of seeds will 
produce earlier crops of green onions 
or large bulbs. Plant sets right side 
up and cover with garden rake; then 
firm the soil well over the sets. 
The quickest way to get onions early. 
We offer choice, select, dry sets, of the 
highest quality. (Prices on application.) 
ONION PLANTS 
Sturdy, hardy plants that come to you 
all ready to set out. Ask for prices. 
LT ee 
Practical answers fo 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 onions, leaving 4” apart for 
globe types and 6” for the big Spanish 
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. 
PARSLEY 
Seed germinates slowly; soak over 
night. Sow early as seed germinates 
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 15” 
x 24” and feed liberally for bigger 
fruits. 
PUMPKINS 
Follow muskmelon culture, or plant 
in corn after last cultivation. | 
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