Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 37 FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. ONIONS. Zweibel, Ger. Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, Sp. One ounce for one hundred feet of drill, six pounds for one acre. For sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the spring, very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in summer, remove them to a dry, airy place, and early in the following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills 12 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the drills ; the onions, by this pro- cess, are obtained of a large size early in the season. They may als
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 37 FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. ONIONS. Zweibel, Ger. Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, Sp. One ounce for one hundred feet of drill, six pounds for one acre. For sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the spring, very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in summer, remove them to a dry, airy place, and early in the following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills 12 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the drills ; the onions, by this pro- cess, are obtained of a large size early in the season. They may also be grown to full size during the first season by sowing thinly in drills 1 foot apart, and about \ inch deep, in March or early in April, in strong land, well manured, and thinning them out to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the drills. They delight in a strong, rich, deep, loamy soil, and succeed well if grown sue-, cessive years on the same ground. Southpoet Red Globe. By sowing Onion seed in frames in February or March and transplanting in April, Onions of immense size can be obtained. For this purpose the varieties Southport Globe ^ White, Yellow or Red) and Prizetaker are usually preferred. Yellow Globe Danvers (See cut). A standard sort and I Extra Early Red. Earlier than the Wethersfield, and some- one of the most desirable ; an excellent keeper and very pro- what smaller, close grained and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts.; Yellow Globe Danvers.
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