. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1290 The Vegetable Industky in New Yoek State get two or three inches high by winter, then covered with coarse straw or litter for protection. This cover is removed in the spring when danger of frost is passed, and the spinach is quickly ready for use. For later use sow as soon as the ground can be worked in spring and about every six weeks for succession. The onion may be treated the same as spinach, using either the sets in late fall or the seeds sown in time to grow them to about set size. Either will give much earlier on
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1290 The Vegetable Industky in New Yoek State get two or three inches high by winter, then covered with coarse straw or litter for protection. This cover is removed in the spring when danger of frost is passed, and the spinach is quickly ready for use. For later use sow as soon as the ground can be worked in spring and about every six weeks for succession. The onion may be treated the same as spinach, using either the sets in late fall or the seeds sown in time to grow them to about set size. Either will give much earlier onions for use than we can get if the ground is not prepared until spring and setting done then. The sets are more expensive but much less work, and are therefore to be Fig. 372.—Caeeots of Theee Types. The Short Type is Usually Grown for Early Use, and the Larger Types foe Winter Seed onions and all root crops, especially for early use, do better as a rule if put in reasonably early in spring. Parsnips and parsley germinate very slowly and should not be covered deeply, especially if the ground is dry. In that case place a board or a damp sack over the rows for a few days after planting. Parsnips are best stored for winter by piling like stove wood. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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