The gardenette; . closelyand give a good watering. Do not pull stems the first season. Never permit the flowering stemsto remain, or the plant will be greatly weakened. Pull them out as soon asthey appear. Give additional manure each fall. The ground cannot bemade too rich. If one-year seeding roots can be had, they are much better than dividedold roots. SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. Salsify does best on Modified Sandwich beds, Sprout the seed sameas Parsnips. Sow early in April in rows 18 inches apart, and 3 inches in one inch. d5 Salsify may he (lii)4 as used, or it may hr left in the
The gardenette; . closelyand give a good watering. Do not pull stems the first season. Never permit the flowering stemsto remain, or the plant will be greatly weakened. Pull them out as soon asthey appear. Give additional manure each fall. The ground cannot bemade too rich. If one-year seeding roots can be had, they are much better than dividedold roots. SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. Salsify does best on Modified Sandwich beds, Sprout the seed sameas Parsnips. Sow early in April in rows 18 inches apart, and 3 inches in one inch. d5 Salsify may he (lii)4 as used, or it may hr left in the ets warm, shade with screens supported on stakes twofeet Hill (.1 (?ul,|rn Haiitain SUGAR CORN. Plant all kinds of Sugar Corn in rows four feet apart and about 8 inchesapart in rows. But first sprout the seeds, and reject any that do not startvigerous growth. Cover two inches deep It is useless to jjlant before the ground is warm, for. seed will rot, but ifseed is carefully sprouted they may be planted a week earlier on Sandwichbeds than on ordinary soil. By this plan ten days time is gained over othermethods. Corn may be grown with Early Ohio potatoes, as shown in third GroupPlanting. This plan is designed where the available area is very there is room, separate planting is recommended. For succession plant every three weeks till July. Golden Bantam for earlv: Coimtry Gentleman for late. SQUASH. Squashes require same treatment as Water Melons, For Squash Buguse white Hellebore. For striped bug use powdered tobacco leaves a hand-ful to the hill, scattered directly over the small plants just as they emergefrom the soil.
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