. Garden steps; a manual for the amateur in vegetable gardening. Vegetable gardening. SWEET CORN 119 used, If the earth is kept in proper condition. There is no need of putting fertilizer near the hills. In fact, to encourage this root network to spread, it is better to scatter it about in the rows rather evenly. Potatoes, beans, peas, cabbages, and many other plants like to have their main food supply near at hand, but corn has a different habit. The fact that these roots lie just below the surface warns us also that corn must not be cultivated too deeply, just an inch or two. At the same tim
. Garden steps; a manual for the amateur in vegetable gardening. Vegetable gardening. SWEET CORN 119 used, If the earth is kept in proper condition. There is no need of putting fertilizer near the hills. In fact, to encourage this root network to spread, it is better to scatter it about in the rows rather evenly. Potatoes, beans, peas, cabbages, and many other plants like to have their main food supply near at hand, but corn has a different habit. The fact that these roots lie just below the surface warns us also that corn must not be cultivated too deeply, just an inch or two. At the same time, the earth must be kept soft and mel- low always, or the sun will bake the ground and rob the roots of their nourish- ment. Thinning Out. — As the sprouts get up a couple of inches, begin to thin them out, planning to leave not over four of the Bantam varieties or three of the large corn, in each hill. Leave an extra sprout until the plants are a foot high in case some may be hurt or eaten. In thinning the sprouts, give a sharp pull away from the hill, to avoid Ufting and loosening the soil about the other Corn is not Judged ey the Height of the Stalk The plant on the left is heavier and better than that on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cobb, Ernest, 1877-1964. Boston, New York [etc. ] Silver, Burdett and company
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