. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . sh, either naturally or supplied in thedrill, by means of an application of sulfate of potash. See that theland is deeply plowed or spaded, so that the roots can penetrate the potatoes 3 or 4 inches below the natural surface oi* theground. It is ordinarily best to drop the pieces in drills. A continu-ous drill or row may be made by dropping one piece every 6 inches,but it is usually thought best to drop two pieces about every 12 to18 inches. The
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . sh, either naturally or supplied in thedrill, by means of an application of sulfate of potash. See that theland is deeply plowed or spaded, so that the roots can penetrate the potatoes 3 or 4 inches below the natural surface oi* theground. It is ordinarily best to drop the pieces in drills. A continu-ous drill or row may be made by dropping one piece every 6 inches,but it is usually thought best to drop two pieces about every 12 to18 inches. The drills are far enough apart to allow good cultivation*/If horse cultivation is used, the drills should be at least 3 feet apart. Small potatoes are considered not to be so good as large ones forplanting. One reason is because too many sprouts arise from each one,and these sprouts are likely to crowd each other. The same is true ofthe tip end or seed end of the tuber. Even when the tip is cut off, theeyes are so numerous that one secures many weak shoots rather thantwo or three strong ones. It is ordinarily best to cut the potatoes. THE GROWING OF THE VEGETABLE PLANTS 493 to two or three eyes, leaving as much tuber as possible with each 7 to 10 bushels of potatoes are required to plant an acre. For a very early crop in the garden, tubers are sometimes sproutedin the cellar. When the sprouts are 4 to 6 inches high, the tubersare carefully planted. It is essential that the sprouts are not brokenin the handling. In this practice, also, the tubers are first cut intolarge pieces, so that they will not dry out too much. The staple remedy for the potato bug is Paris green, 2 pounds ormore of poison to 150 to 200 gallons of water, with a little lime (seepage 193). For the blight, spray with bordeaux mixture, and spraythoroughly. Bordeaux mixture will also keep away the flea beetleto a large extent. Radish (Plate XXV). — In all parts of the country the radish ispopular as a
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