Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12
THE KITCHEN GARDEN

Endive is a splendid summer salad
plant. The seed may be sown in the
hotbed and transplanted, which is
really the best way. or directly in
drills IL the garden about May l.
Seeds should be thinned TO one foot
apart in the row or, when transplant
ed, should be set at sixteen inches
apart. Kobi-rabi should be sown like
turnips but transplanted to the rows
| like cabbage.
Lettuce is grown in the garden by
sowing very early in shallow drills,
in very fine soil. Duriug The hot
days of midsummer let'uo" will not
i thrive in the open gre To Sc
cure good head lettuce it -. .esirable,
almost necessary, to SOW the seed in
beds and transplant to garden rows,
plants one foot apart, rows two ofeet
apart. Lettuce will stand consider
able frost and may be started quite
early. Also it may be grown late in
| the fall. Good varieties for garden
! use are Tennis Ball, Big Boston and
Hanson. Those who do not care for
the solid heads commonly choose
Grand Rapids.
| Muskmelons can be grown in all Of
the sections south of New York,
Cleveland and Chicago, but not with
much success north of that line.
Seeds should be planted in hills six
feet by six feet, early in May. The
best varieties are Jenny Lind, Rocky
Ford, Hackensack, Usage and Mon
treal. Plants may be started early in
pots of hotbeds and transplanted May
10 in open ground.
Okra is a very desirable plant in
southern states. Seeds should be
sown in the open ground in drills
three feet apart.
Onions belong in every garden and
may be grown from seed or sets.
Seeds should be planted as early as
the ground is at all dry, any time aft
err April 1. Sets may be put in rows
about April 20. The best varieties for
garden use are Danvers yellow,
| Wethersfield (redD, the Silver Skin
and White Pearl (white).
| Parsley is sown in drills any time
after April Is, seeds covered half an
], inch.
Parsnips arc soWn about May / in
drills one-half inch deep, two to three
feet apart. Guernsey is the popular
variety.
Peas should be grown in success
sion, beginning with early paintings
and running through the summer.
They are sown in drills two inches
deep and two to three feet apart.
Early varieties are Extra Early
j (smooth), Gradus, Motifs Excelsior
(wrinkled). Medium season varieties
are Improved Stratagem, Telegraph
MI 0f t.po 10 ct
named is also largely used for late
sowings.
Peppers are best handled like to-
matoes, the plants being started un-
der glass and transplanted May Is
to 20 in the garden. Here the rows
should be three feet apart, plants two
! feet. The mild-fruited varieties are
most popular, such as Neapolitan,
Ruby King and Bull Nose.
Pumpkins should be grown the
same way as squashes. "a
Radish seeds may be sown any time,
anywhere. The common plan is, to
! put the seeds in shallow drills one
half inch deep, one to three feet
apart at early garden planting time.
Satisfy should be sown May 10 in
drills two inches deep, three feet
apart. These rows are kept Guilt
waited throughout the summer and the
roots are ready for the table in aut-
umn. 4H 3. ~
Spinach is grown preferably in the
cooler portions of, the year, both
spring and fall. Seeds should be
ssown in broad shallow drills and
covered one-half inch. Plants started
in the fall may be lightly covered
over and will start growth. early in
the spring. Popular varieties are
Victoria and Long Seasol& n.
Squash should be. planted in the
d open ground May 10 to Is, in hills;
4 flour by four feet. These should be-
we'll cultivated and vigorous growth
secured at the beginning Of the sea-
son. The best early variety is the
Summer Crookneck, and the best win-
ter varieties are Hubbard, Golden
; Hubbard and Boston Marrow.
Sweet corn develops best in hills
two feet apart, rows three and one
half feet apart, planted May 10 and
!, later. The best early varieties are,
Golden Bantam and Cory. The best
, late varieties are Evergreen and
). Country Gentleman.
Sweet potatoes belong In every
: southern garden. Plants may be
bought at the grocery store and set
, In rows after the. weather has set
tied to permanent summer. Rows
should be three and one-half feet
apart, plants two feet in rows. Yell
= low Nansemond and White Nanse-
mond are the most popular sorts.
+ Tomatoes will not stand frost and
must be kept under cover until set
tied warm weather. In middle lat
, titudes they can be transplanted to
the garden May 20 to & 80. Seeds
should be planted in boxes in hot
beds, greenhouse, or the kitchen:
they should then be transplanted to-
other boxes and should be six inches
,, tall. Sstocky and strong at transplant-
ing time. The best varieties ara
Dwarf Champion, Stone and Beauty
. Turnips should be sown very early,
in shallow drills, or late-ahout July:
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