POLE LIMA BEANS 
Sow : Early to late April, according to season. 
Harvested : End of June or earlier. 
Variety : Kentucky Wonder. 
General Cultivation 
Sow as for Bush Limas. Keep the plants covered until all 
chance of frost is past. Then remove P.M.Gs. and stake in 
the usual way. A fine crop of high quality beans will follow 
at least a month earlier than on the outside crop. 
NEW POTATOES 
Time to plant : Mid-March. 
Time to harvest : May. 
Variety : Chippewa. 
General Cultivation 
Each tuber should be. about the size of hen’s egg. Obtain 
very early. Place on trays to sprout in airy, frost-proof, well- 
lighted shed or glasshouse. Strong shoots should develop by 
second week February. Leave only two per tuber. 
Early in March level ground where planting is to take place, 
covering with P.M.Gs. Fourteen days later, take out drill 
4 inches deep, plant potatoes 1 foot apart. Cover over. Put 
P.M.Gs. back into position. =; 
Remove P.M.Gs, when shoots 6 inches high to earth-up. 
Possible to have catch-crop of radish alongside potato rows. 
RADISH 
First sowings : As soon as possible in Spring. 
P.M.Gs. in use: All the year. 
Subsequent sowings : Any time. 
Varieties : Early Scarlet Globe, French Breakfast. 
General Cultivation 
Radishes may be sown under P.M.Gs. at any time. Most 
valuable months January, February, March, April. Fork 
plenty of finely divided organic matter into top 3 inches. This 
ensures rapid growth, which with P.M.Gs. gives firm, 
succulent roots, which are not too “‘hot.’’ » 
Sow seeds shallowly, thinly, watering drills if weather is 
dry. May be sown between rows of lettuces or on both sides 
of single row lettuces. May be sown between carrots. 
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