: ; ie Some portions of your vegetable gar- 
| den will probably be unused during 
| part of the year. It’s a good idea to 
a 
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| sow a quick growing cover crop such as 
| acombination of winter oats and vetch, 
er winter oats and rye, in these idle 
spaces. When planting time arrives 
| turn your cover crop under to obtain 
| _ the benefit of the humus and plant food 
stored in the green plants. If you have 
never tried cover cropping you'll be sur- 
i < prised at the results. Even stiff clay soils 
| are noticeably improved by the use of a 
cover crop. 
EGGPLANT, BLACK BEAUTY 
EGGPLANT 
Yq oz. to 100 ft., 5 to 6 oz. per acre 
Sow in mild heat, about the middle of March, 
and transplant on June 1, setting the plants 
2 feet part. 
Black Beauty. (80 days.) The fruits of this 
variety are large and symmetrical. Re- 
tains its glossy black-purple coloring for 
a long time. This lasting quality makes 
it distinctly popular. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
Sow about the middle of April, in rows 114 
feet apart, and thin out to about 9 inches 
apart. 
Broad-leaved Endive. Leaves long, broad, 
and succulent. Fine for winter salads 
and cooking. 
_ Green Curled Endive. Outer leaves bright 
green, midribs tinged with rose. Center 
_ leaves blanch readily. Makes attractive 
__ Salads. Vigorous and resistant. 
ok KALE 
; a 102. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
pa Culture same as late cabbage 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (55 days.) 
Plants have wide-spreading, finely curled 
ex blue green plume-like leaves. Relished 
aS a vegetable green and useful as an 
ornament. 
_ Tall Green Curled Scotch. (60 days.) 
_ Hardy plants with leaves deeply cut. 
_ Curled at the edges, light green in color; 
very tender and finely flavored after 
_ touched with frost. 
_ Jersey or Thousand Headed. Called 
Chicken or Cow Kale. Vigorous branch- 
Ing plants with enormous cabbage-like 
leaves. Relished by poultry and livestock 
as winter greens. 
KOHL RABI, EARLY VIENNA 
KOHL RABI 
V2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
The delicious flavor of this turnip-shaped 
bulb combines both cabbage and turnip. Early 
in spring sow the seed in light rich soil in rows 
1% feet apart. When plants are well estab- 
lished, thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 
Early White Vienna. (55 days.) For 
forcing. The best table sort if used when 
the bulbs are 2 inches in diameter. It 
matures early and produces medium sized 
light green bulbs with white flesh of ex- 
cellent quality. 
LEEK 
Large American Flag. An early popular 
sort. Stems 8-10 inches long, 114 inches 
thick; white, and attractive. Leaves large, 
medium green, drooping backward. 
HOW TO MAKE HOTBEDS OR COLD FRAMES 
A cold frame is a box without top or bot- 
tom, placed on the ground and covered 
with a glass or plastic lid to let in light and 
keep temperature steady. A hot bed’s just 
a cold frame with heat in the ground under 
it to speed up plant growth. Heat may be 
by electric soil cable or decomposing or- 
ganic material buried under soil surface. 
Make front lower than back and slope sides 
so that lid will hinge to back and slant 
down to front, and can be raised up for 
ventilation control. A window sash or cello- 
glass tacked on frame will serve as cover. 
Place it where direct sun doesn’t hit it 
but air circulation is good. 
= SET FRAME 
ON BRICKS 
TO PREVENT “4 .NE==S 
SETTLING. ——a” 
Working Drawing of a Cold Frame 
LETTUCE 
Y2 oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre 
Sow indoors in February and March, plant- 
ing outdoors when weather is suitable. 
*Great Lakes. (83 days.) A heading va- 
riety of the Imperial type. Leaves large 
and well folded; ribs heavy. Shows con- 
siderable resistance to tipburn and ability 
to head under adverse conditions. 
Early Great Lakes. Early variety of 
above. 
New York No. 515 Improved. A pevelcrs 
ment from Number 12, matures slightly 
earlier. Resistance to tip-burn makes this 
lettuce ideal in hot weather. 
LEAF LETTUCE 
Black Seeded Simpson. (45 days.) A good 
non-heading or cutting lettuce with 
broad, light green, frilled outer leaves. 
Center leaves are almost white. Crisp 
leaves with a delicate flavor. 
Grand Rapids. Very early. Hardy, dis- 
ease resistant. Most used for greenhouse 
forcing. Plants large, upright, compact, 
and handsome; bright, solid, light green, 
large leaves with broad, much frilled 
margin. Very tender and sweet when 
grown under glass. 
Oak Leaf. Shaped like an oak _ leaf. 
Stands up well in hot weather and does 
not turn bitter. 
Red Leaf Prize. An early non-heading 
sort, very desirable for home garden use. 
Plants of medium size, crisp and tender; 
color medium green with brownish-red 
edges on outer leaves. 
PRICE LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ON PAGE 25 
If electrical connection is feasible, soil 
cable buried under soil surface in which 
plants are to be forced will be effective. 
Cables are available in various length. A 
50-foot cable heats 36 square feet. 
Hotbed with Cross Section of Its Layers 
For non-electric hotbed, 12 to 24 inches of 
manure surfaced with 5 to 6 inch layer of 
soil will work. 
If on surface of ground, make box 
deep enough to allow for heating material 
plus soil, and bank additional manure 
around outside to maintain heat. If a pit 
is used, choose a well-drained situation. 
Fresh stable manure is best heat producing 
material, but wetted cuttings of corn or 
grass will also do the work. 
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