Archive image from page 49 of Currie's garden annual 1939. Currie's garden annual : 1939 curriesgardenann19curr_5 Year: 1939 ( World's Greatest Health Bargain! The best health insurance you can buy -for your -fomily costs only the {ew cents you spend for vegetoble seeds . . . plus a little time spent in the enjoyable hobby of gardening. Home grown vegetables are not only fresher and more choice than store-bought ones—they are more nutritious. Many ore rich in vitamins —ond when they are picked fresh from your own vines, ond quickly boiled, they retain their body-building values so much be
Archive image from page 49 of Currie's garden annual 1939. Currie's garden annual : 1939 curriesgardenann19curr_5 Year: 1939 ( World's Greatest Health Bargain! The best health insurance you can buy -for your -fomily costs only the {ew cents you spend for vegetoble seeds . . . plus a little time spent in the enjoyable hobby of gardening. Home grown vegetables are not only fresher and more choice than store-bought ones—they are more nutritious. Many ore rich in vitamins —ond when they are picked fresh from your own vines, ond quickly boiled, they retain their body-building values so much better than the linds that sometimes lie in grocer's bins for doys. Leafy, crisp salad greens—v/hen growing just outside your kitchen door —are just o few moments from the ground to your mouth. Sweet corn, deliciously steam cooked, is on your table in a half hour after it's been pulled, and the milky, sweet kernels have all their nourishing qualities. Grow your own good health! No matter if you just have room for a 'Kitchen size' plot, your grocery bills will be lower this summer—your family heartier—ond you'll have fun doing it! This year, enjoy plenty of FRESH Sweet Corn Even before Columbus, this fertile land was producing corn. And to- day, this truly American vege- table is still the country's most important crop. Corn is much better for table use if it is gathered while very young. With a little practice, the proper stage for harvesting can be determined. This is shortly after the 'milk stage,' when the silks are dry ond black, and the husk leaves have an appearance noturity. If the ear feels plump and firm when grasped, it is gen- erally reody. The sugars in the kernels change rapidly to less flavorful com- pounds after picking. So the shorter the time between gather- ing and serving—the more deli- cious your corn will be. Sweet corn thrives best in v/orm, well-drained soil, liberally ferti- lized. Soil can't be too rich for corn. A successful crop cannot be
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