. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . eye from themiddle of the tuber should beincluded in the piece to beplanted. Too many eyes makefor foliage, but not for Potatoes. The Potato should be cut so that two strong eyes are left on eachpiece. Penetrate as deeply into the tuber as possible, as the plant in itsearly stages of development depends largely upon the mother Potato forits sustenance. Some gardeners favor the use of small whole Potatoes fo
. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . eye from themiddle of the tuber should beincluded in the piece to beplanted. Too many eyes makefor foliage, but not for Potatoes. The Potato should be cut so that two strong eyes are left on eachpiece. Penetrate as deeply into the tuber as possible, as the plant in itsearly stages of development depends largely upon the mother Potato forits sustenance. Some gardeners favor the use of small whole Potatoes forseeds, but those of medium size, cut to two good eyes, are generaUy pre-ferred . The blossom ends are the first to start growth and yield the earliestcrop. To get extra early results select clean, medium sized Potatoes of anearly variety, and cut or halves, pushing the pieces down intoa flat of sand till they are nearly covered and as close together as theywill go. If these are kept in a sunny place, protected from frost andwatered, the roots wiU make a vigorous growth, while the tops will remainvery short and stocky, so they will be only 2 to 4 in. in length when they. Making provision for Winter THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 205 are ready to set out. An astonishing growth will result during the first twoor three weeks. A well-enriched sandy loam is best suited to the raising of Potatoes,though they may be successfully grown in any good, well-drained gardensoil. Prepare the ground iii the same way as for general crops. Plantingshould begin as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked. Lateor main crop Potatoes are planted in May or early June. The row or trenchmethod is decidedly the best and most economical for the ordinary homegarden. Dig a trench 5 to 7 in. deep. Apply a good dressing of well-rottedstable manure or fertilizer. Cover with two inches of soil, upon which setthe seed Potatoes 12 to 15 in. apart. Then finally cover with soil to a depthof 3 to 4 in. The
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