BEETS 
Deep, rich sandy loam produces finest 
beets. As soon as ground can be worked 
sow in drills 18” apart and press soil 
firmly over seed, Each “‘seed’’ is a fruit 
with several true seeds. No matter how 
thinly beets are sown, they will need 
thinning. Make three sowings, one early, 
one three weeks later and one 60 days 
before fall. When tops are 3” to 6” 
tall pull them and use for cooked 
greens. Continue this until roots stand 
6” apart. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (fr)—Widely grown 
for early beets. Flattened globe shaped 
roots with small tap root. Excellent quality, 
tender and sweet. 60 days to mautrity, 
DETROIT DARK RED (fr)—Standard of ex- 
cellence in table beets. Smooth, globular 
roots of deep ox-blood red—sweet and 
tender. 68 days. 
EARLY WONDER—Early variety. Semi-glob- 
ular, tender, blood-red. 58 days. 
BEETS, STOCK (Mangel 
Wurzel) 
Sow seeds in early fall and spring in 
rows. Plant 2” to 4” apart. Later 
thin to 10” apart. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—Very popular, 30 
to 50 tons per acre. Roots grow half above 
the ground, Light red, flesh white with rose 
tinge, 110 days. 
BROCCOLI 
Plant and cultivate like cabbage and 
cauliflower. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING (fr)—Plant 
bears a succession of sprouting heads about 
S-in. long, which, if kept cut, will be re- 
placed by others 8 to 10 weeks. 55 to 65 
days. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Easy to grow wherever conditions are 
favorable for late cabbage, and requires 
same culture. As sprouts begin to form 
remove lower leaves so that all nourish- 
ment sent to lower stem will be forced 
into the sprouts. Do not use until after 
heads have matured. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED—Compact, uni- 
form dwart size plants. Cabbage-like sprouts 
14” to 1Y2” in diameter. One of the most 
dependable varieties. Edible in 90 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
Requires about same treatment as beets. 
Cultivate frequently. Leaves may be 
gathered during summer and fall. New 
ones will grow quickly. 
LUCULLUS—Most popular Chard. Upright 
in growth, with yellowish-green curled, 
crumpled leaves. Thick, broad and light 
green stems. 50 to 60 days. 
RHUBARB CHARD — Heavily crumpled 
leaves, dark green with a translucent crim- 
son stalk, Easily grown, everywhere, A 
different, tasty, delicious flavor—cook stalks 
and leaves together for a new taste thrill, 60 
days. 
CABBAGE 
Sow seed in drills 6” apart across the 
bed, dropping the seed 5 to 6 to the 
inch, Firm soil after covering, then 
water thoroughly. Keep beds moist but 
not soaking wet. Seed germinates 3 to 8 
days depending on temperature. Trans- 
plant to open ground when plants have 
made fourth pair of leaves. Space 12” x 
24”. Use plenty of good commercial 
fertilizer. Cultivate frequently, every 5 
or 6 days until cabbages are large. 
Yellows Resistant Varieties 
YELLOWS RESISTANT MARION MARKET— 
Large, firm round heads, used for early 
kraut, A development from Copenhagen 
Market. 7-in., 4-lb. heads. 75 to 80 days. 
YELLOWS RESISTANT WISCONSIN HOL- 
LANDER—Late, excellent for winter storage 
and kraut. Similar to Hollander and Danish 
Ball Head. 7 to 8-in., 7 to 9-lb, heads. 100 
to 110 days. 
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SKEET HOME GARDENING GUIDE fimo ai. 
This year we've tried to make our Garden Annual a pocket 
gardening encyclopedia in the shortest and simplest form 
possible. As neighbors we want to be helpful so we've 
crammed our book full of gardening facts above all else. 
Down to earth information all gardeners want—the things 
they keep asking about year after year. 
Most of your questions can be answered by referring to the 
information contained in the section with the Home Garden- 
ing Guide headings like the one above. Even old timers will 
find these notes worth saving for the many items that every 
gardener needs from time to time. 
HOW TO GROW BETTER BEANS 
Bush Beans 
Don’t plant until the weather is warm and 
settled. 
Sow beans in bottom of furrow, 3” to 4” 
deep and from 2Y2 to 3Y2 feet between 
rows, but do not fill in with more than 
1Y2” of soil over seeds. Press soil firmly 
over seeds, but do not pack hard. Thin to 
stand 4” to 6” apart in row. Bean seedlings 
are likely to be slowed up pushing through 
heavy soil. In such soils, cover seeds with 
mixture of half sand and half soil, or sand 
and peat or any other loose, light material 
that will allow seedlings to break through 
easily. Thin young plants to about 6” apart. 
Keep cultivated until plants blossom, (DO 
NOT CULTIVATE when blossoms are at 
prime or when plants are wet with dew. Keep 
vines picked to insure a larger bearing 
period.Q Make plantings every two weeks for 
supplies throughout the season. 
— Two scientific facts about beans will help 
produce better crops. First, being legumes, 
they should be inoculated with special legume 
culture listed in supply section, This enables 
plants to manufacture their own nitrogen 
from the air. Second, bud drop of the tiny 
flowers (even before they can be easily seen) 
cuts the early set of pods. By spraying with 
a fruit setting spray these buds are held on 
and the early crop increased by as much as 
100 per cent. 
Growing Pole Beans 
In warm ground, set poles # to 8’ long 
slanting a bit to the north in rows 4 apart. 
(Extending north and south the poles will 
be 8' apart in the row.) 
Anchor well as heavy beanvines blow over 
easily. 
Plant 5 to 8 beans about 1” deep around 
each pole. When growth is sufficient thin to 
four plants. 
Sometimes three poles set to form a tepee 
are used and several seeds planted around 
each tepee. 
Caution: To avoid spreading plant diseases, 
do not cultivate or pick when plants are wet. 
Lima Beans 
Plant in dry, warm ground. Make rows 2’ 
apart and drop beans F” apart in row. Plant 
Lima Beans with the eye down to assist quick 
germination. Cover with 1” of soil. Can also 
be planted in hills, 3” apart one way and 2’ 
apart the other way. Use 4 to 6 beans per 
hill. 
‘‘Beans an Important Crop,’’ says Old Gardener 
Beans rank with to- 
matoes and sweet 
corn as one of the 
three most popular 
garden crops. We're 
a mite partial to those 
Baby Limas at our 
house both for freez- 
ing and sheer good 
eating luxury. 
Even those who don't care much for beans 
would change their minds if they could eat 
them at their best—young, tender pods 
cooked within a few hours after picking. 
It pays a home gardener to know some facts 
about this nutritious food crop, which yields 
more food for the space occupied than most 
other vegetables, 
Beans are the most adaptable crop we have. 
You can always squeeze in a crop if you 
have sixty days of growing weather before 
frost. The plants can be kept producing over 
a long period, if you'll pick them clean. 
You'll get more beans per square foot (and 
better beans) by starting a short row every 
two or three weeks. When you make these 
succession plantings, don’t forget to plant a 
generous row for canning or freezing. 
Pole beans are the heaviest yielders of the 
family. They are later in season and more 
tender to cold than bush beans, They 
should not be planted until the weather is 
settled and the ground warm. They must be 
provided with wire or cord to climb, and 
planted at least six inches apart. Be sure to 
enrich the soil for beans by applying at 
least four pounds of plant food for each 100 
feet of row. 
If pods are kept picked so that seed is never 
matured, the plants will continue to bear 
as long as they remain vigorous and green. 
So almost twice as large a yield can be en- 
joyed, if all pods are harvested when they 
are at their best, for cooking, canning or 
freezing. 
