Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

n NE must not neglect the hom
u garden at this time if the best
" results are to be secured during
the coming season 1t is during this
month that we lay the foundation fol
the entire year With the hoe Ol
wheel cultivator stir up the sol about
the early planted peas, onion sets
radishes lettuce, carrots, beets, tur-
nips, etc. Lest you forget we men,
tion often \this very essential part Ui
Observation-Disclosures You cannot
overdo it,
Keep in mind that the peas, rad
ishes, onions, lettuce etc, planted
two. three or four weeks ago are not
going to last you throughout the sea-
son. We must plant for a succession
of these crops if we are to keep the
homo table supplied with fresh, crisr
stock. Plant these vegetables at in
tervals of two or three weeks apart
during the early spring months. If
space permits, the home garden sh ruld
contain a supply of spinach.
SPINACH
Spinach is very easily grown and
will thrive in any good soil which
has been well fertilized and cultivate d
Open or partially shaded situations
are equally good for spinach. More
weather to prevent the plants running
to seed
To obtain the best results during
the summer months we would suggest
seed of the round or SUMNER variety,
and if possible plant in a cool and
shaded position; this will insure that
juiciness and tenderness so much de-
sired in spinach.
ENDIVE
E,ndive should be grown in more
home gardens. for it is an excellent
addition to the salad list. Endive de-
lights in the same kind of soil and
situation as lettuce Seeds should be
sown thinly at intervals Of three or
four weeks in order to have a sue
cessOn in the same way as with let
tuce.
For the home garden we prefer to
SOW the seed i'm the seed bc3, then
when plants are large enough to
transplant, plant in the Open ground.
However, where seeds are planted di-
rectly in the open ground, in the gar
den plot. plant in a row or drill. AS
soon as plants are sufficiently large,
thin out so as to leave the plants one
foot apart During the warmer season
plants are apt to run to seed pre-
maturely unless Watered literally.
EndiVe thrives best in soil that =
cultivated frequently. Unless the
leaves of endive are banched they are
rather rank and bitter to the taste
to be of appreciable use as salad.
Blanchng removes the bitter flavor
and the leaves are crisp and sweet.
As the plants do not last long when
blanched, only a small number should
be covered at a time. There are diff
ferent ways of blanching endive. One
plan is to use two boards resting
against each other at the upper edges,
blocking up the opening at the ends
by use of small pieces of boards or OF
earth. Another plan is to place clean
hay or straw over the plants as re-
qured. Another plan is to tie up the
leaves of the plants, but this should be
done only when the plants are GER
fectly dry.
Plants of cabbage. caulifloWer and
kohlrab that have been raised in the
seed bed can now be transplanted 10
the open ground. The soil for these
plants should be well enriched with a
good fertilizer Hot. dry soils are or
little use for growing any of the cab
bage family and a cool moist sltua-
ton should be chosen if possible,
When the plants have become Wen
established they require little atten-
ton other than frequent cultivation
The Savoy cabbage, resembling ordl-
nary cabbage in general appearance
is more nearly related to Brussels
snrouts. The leaves are Wrlnkled ana
the inner leaves are of golden color
and are highly appreciated as a salad