Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05
How to Grow Vegetables.
BY F. F. ROCKWELL


 The following dates for planting are for the vicinity of New York, where garden work can usually be begun by the first of April. Paintings should be made earlier or later according to To- | cality and season, allowing week for each 100 miles north or south. Also read carefully any cultural directions which may come with your seeds, printed on the packets.
 Asparagus. Set out two-year old plants in trenches three feet apart, in | the bottom of which has been put six inches of well-rotted stable manure, covered with four inches of soil Set | the plants about twelve inches apart, roots carefully spread out, and crowns covered four or five inches deep.
 Beans, dwarf. From May till Sep tember. Sow in drills two inches deep, seed one to two inches apart in drills, rows two feet apart.
 Pole beans. Middle of May to June. | First, plant in hills three feet apart each way, about two inches deep. Plant eight to twenty seeds. In | planting limas, be sure to put in edge wise, that they may push up through the soil when sprouted.
 | Beets. Sow thick y in drills fifteen inches apart, two inches deep, as soon as ground can be worked. Firm well l into soil.
 | Broccoli. See directions for cauli- l flower.
 l Brussels Sprouts. Set out same as cabbage plants. For fall crop tand
 they are improved by little frost
 start in May or June in the seed bed
 (see garden plan in February article
 or in boxes, as directed last month.
 Cabbage. Set out as soon as ground
 can be worked. Early varieties shouIc
 be put about one and one-half fee
 apart in two foot rows Late varieties
 two to two and one hal: feet each way Start plants for late varieties middle o June to first of July,
 Carrots. Sow early varieties as sooI
 as possible, in drills fifteen inches apart and one and one-half 10 one inch deep being sure 10 have seed bed tiuel, ] worked up. Late varieties may bt e sewn up to middle of June. [ Cauhiower. Care for same as cab f oage, but do not expose to frost.
 Celery. Prepare stup of the seed
 bed as finely a> possible, as soon as th,
 ground can be worked. Sow in inch
 deep drtls one foot apart, and pres
 into soil very firmly Sow few raa :, ish or turnip seed with the celery |, n mark the rows, sS the latter k yer,
 slow to germinate. Ten or fifteen fee
 of drill will give plenty of plants. Fur
 ther directions will be given later. '- Corn. Make first planting abou - May 18th, five to ten kernels, thre, t inches deep, in hills three feet apar c for the earlier varieties. Later plant, r ings, four feet apart.
 Cucumbers. If plants have not beer started on sod, in the frames prepar, hills, four feet apart each way as fol
 lows; Dig out about four inches of soil T for aspace eighteen inches in diameter - Mix thoroughly In the bottom Of thi, e three or four forkfuls of we'll l-rotlel t manure, or handfuls of fertilizer D Cover again, slightly raising the sur s lace of the hill, and plant ten to twen e ty seeds, covering one inch deep. l D soil Is dry, give s thorough watering 2 The hills should be prepared in tn, | same way to receive the plaEts, i | | started on sod.
 Eggplant. Do not set out the plant,
 beforeJune list. Watch very carefull,