Dreer's garden book 1931 (1931) Dreer's garden book 1931 dreersgardenbook1931henr Year: 1931 14 pmjimfpBanii^lgMKra^^^ Dreer's Special Crosby's Eg\t>tian Detroit Dark Red Betterave, Fr. Extra Early Egyptian BEETS Crosby's Eg^ttian Remolacha, Sp. Rube, Ger. Bastian's Half-long Blood 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 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
Dreer's garden book 1931 (1931) Dreer's garden book 1931 dreersgardenbook1931henr Year: 1931 14 pmjimfpBanii^lgMKra^^^ Dreer's Special Crosby's Eg\t>tian Detroit Dark Red Betterave, Fr. Extra Early Egyptian BEETS Crosby's Eg^ttian Remolacha, Sp. Rube, Ger. Bastian's Half-long Blood 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 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 j^oung, when the bul'os 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. Those that are pulled up will make good greens or may be transplanted into other rows. 140 Bastian's Half-long Blood. An excellent variety par- ticularly for fall or winter use. The roots are smooth, flesh bright red and the quality is very good. It is a splendid keeper, and for winter use the seed should be sown early in July. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 45 cts.; lb., 142 Crimson Globe. This Beet is remarkable for its smooth skin and good shape. It is a second early variet}', does not grow large and coarse, the matured Beets being medium in size and rather oblong in shape. The flesh and skin are both very dark and quality fine, being swe^t and tender. We are confident that this Beet wiU
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