Dreer's garden book 1924 (1924) Dreer's garden book 1924 dreersgardenbook1924henr Year: 1924 16 /flEWRyA-IIBEEfc'^ RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED/- >HlMBEIiPMi\ BEETS One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown or planted into the garden. For an extra early supply, sow seeds in a hotbed or cold frame by middle of March. Be sure to press the soil in firm contact with the seeds to insure prompt and even germination. By middle of April, plants will be 4 inches tall, when they should be set out in the garden
Dreer's garden book 1924 (1924) Dreer's garden book 1924 dreersgardenbook1924henr Year: 1924 16 /flEWRyA-IIBEEfc'^ RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED/- >HlMBEIiPMi\ BEETS One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown or planted into the garden. For an extra early supply, sow seeds in a hotbed or cold frame by middle of March. Be sure to press the soil in firm contact with the seeds to insure prompt and even germination. By middle of April, plants will be 4 inches tall, when they should be set out in the garden in rows 18 inches apart, with the seedlings four inches apart in the row. For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the first sowing outdoors along middle of April, and again every two weeks up to August 1st. To be most palatable, Beets should be eaten while quite young, when the bulbs average two inches in diameter, no more. To secure a good start outdoors, the gardener should always walk over the rows after the seeds are sown. To secure a uniformly well shaped product, seedlings should be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Thoce that are pulled up will make good greens or may be transplanted into other rows. Early Model. A fine selection of blood-red Beet, extremely smooth and of symmetrical growth, fine rich color and desirable shape. It reaches table size very early. The shape is nea;rly round and color of flesh a rich blood-red. In quality it is most excellent. Equally good grown under glass or outside. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $ Early Wonder. (See Specialties, page 5). Pkt. 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.: i lb., 75 cts.; lb., § Edmand's Blood Turnip. Though one of the oldest sorts, this is still one of the best. Good to follow the extra early sorts, and one of the best for winter use. It grows with a short top, and the skin is dark red, while the flesh is purple, slightly zoned and of good quality, being sweet and te
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