NATIONAL SEED & IMPORTING CO., OMAHA, NEB. a 
PLANTING VEGETABLES 
* ASPARAGUS — Soak the seed 24 hours 
before planting Sow in rows about 18 
inches apart, and 15 to 20 seeds to the 
foot. Cover two inches deep. Thin the 
young plants to about one inch apart. Hoe 
frequently. Set plants in permanent beds 
the following spring. 
* BUSH BEANS — Plant when all danger 
of frost is past. With the corner of the hoe, 
make rows about two feet apart and an inch 
and a half deep across the space you are 
going to plant. Drop the beans along the 
row about two or three inches apart. Cover 
with fine soil and press down firmly with the 
hoe. When the plants come up, thin so 
that they stand about six inches apart. 
* POLE BEANS — Plant at about the same 
time as bush beans. Get poles four to eight 
feet long. Drive them into the ground in 
rows that are about four feet apart. Set 
the poles three feet apart in the row. Have 
the rows run north and south. Around each 
stake, plont five to eight beans about an 
inch and a half or two inches apart. Press 
the soil down firmly. When the plants come 
up, thin out all except the four strongest 
plants at the base of each pole. Train 
these to climb in one direction around the 
poles. Hoe around the plants often to keep 
the soil loosened. 
* BEETS — Plant beets about the same 
time as radishes and lettuce. Have the soil 
fine and loose. Make rows about an inch 
deep and about 18 inches apart. Sow the 
seeds about an inch apart in the row. Cover © 
with soil, and press it down firmly. Keep 
the weeds out when the plants come up. 
As soon as the tops are about three inches 
tall, pull out some of them and cook them 
for greens. Keep thinning and using the 
young plants until the best roots stand about 
six inches apart in the row. 
* BRUSSELS SPROUTS — This vegetable 
can be grown wherever conditions are favor- 
able for late cabbage. It requires the same 
culture. 
* CABBAGE — Set out both early and late 
cabbage as soon as there is no danger 
of frost. Have the rows about three feet 
apart. Set the plants two feet apart in the 
row. 
* CARROTS — Sow carrot seed as early as 
radishes and lettuce. Make the rows in the 
same way as for beets. Sow the seed thinly, 
letting it drop a little at a time from the 
corner of the pocket. Cover the seed with 
about half an inch of soil and press it 
down firmly. When the plant ase about two 
inches tafl, thin them so that they will 
not crown eacn other. Keep out the deeds. 
Hoe around the plants often to keep the soil 
loosened. 
* CAULIFLOWER — The same methods 
that produce good cabbage will produce good 
cauliflower. The only difference is that 
cauliflower heads must be protected from 
sunlight to make sure of the desirable white 
curd. Gather the tops of the leaves to- 
gether loosely as soon as the heads begin 
to form. In shutting off the light, do not 
cramp the heads. 
* CELERIAC — Sow the seeds at the sea- 
son and give the same treatment as celery. 
Transplant to moist, rich soil in rows two 
feet apart and six inches apart in the row. 
Give thorough culture. It is not necessary 
to earth up or "handle““ the plants. When 
_the ro ots are tdo inches in diameter, they 
are ready for use. 
* CELERY — Celery seeds will sprout at 
comparatively low temperatures, but it needs 
constant and abundant moisture. The soil for 
starting plants should be fine and loose, and 
the seed must be covered only %4 inch 
deep. It takes about two weeks for seed to 
sprout. For fall and winter use in the north, 
seed may be planted from March 15th to 
April 15th. When seedlings have three or 
four leaves well started, prick out about 
three inches apart each way. Keep the 
soil moist and transplant to open ground 
when plants are 75 to 90 days old. 
* CHINESE CABBAGE — This vegetable is 
easily raised as a succession crop. The 
plants can be set out in the rows which 
have been occupied by earlier vegetables. 
Do not plant too early. 
* CORN — Plant when all danger of frost 
is past and the ground is warm and dry. If 
planted in cold, wet soil, the kernels will 
rot. Make a shallow hole in the soil with 
the corner of the hoe. Drop six kernels of 
corn. Cover with about one inch of fine 
soil and press down firmly. This is called 
a “hill’’ of corn. Have the hills about four 
feet apart, and plant i rows about four feet 
apart. When the corn is six inches high, 
thin out all except three or four of the 
strongest plants in each hill. Hoe the corn 
often, but do not hoe deeply. 
* CUCUMBER — Delay planting until all 
danger of frost is past. Soil should be warm, 
