The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-13
EASILY GROWN VEGETABLES.
Truck Crops Which Have Given Salts
factory Returns.

factory Returns.
Radishes. lettuce, beans, beets, and to-
mntoes are all comparatively easily
grown vegetables which give satisfsc-
tory returns in the spring garden. The
United States department Of agricul-
lures specialist recommends these par
ticularly for use in school gardens which
are run for the benefit of the children.
Not only teachers, but others desiring
to raise these truck crops in their own
home garden may benefit from these
suggestions:
Radishes Radishcs are hardy plants
and thrive best during the cool weather
Of early spring and late autumn. In
the South they can best be grown dur
ing the winter and early spring months.
The seeds should he sown in drills in
rich. well-prepared soil placed about
half an inch apart and buried not deep
or than one inch nor less than one-half
inch. When the plants are showing
the second set OF true leaves they should
he thinned TO stand from two 70 three
inches in the row.
Lettuce Lettuce is hardy plant and
thrives best during early spring and
late autumn. The seeds should be sown
IN drills in the open or in boxes IN the
window. II in the open. .he seeds
should h. scattered about oI.e-half inch
apart along the row. and covered not
more than one-half inch with earth.
Firm the earth well over the seeds, 50
as 10 bring the moist soil in contact
with them When the plants are wei
1ip. thin 10 six inches apart in the row.
n the seeds were sown IN window
box. hotbed. frame, or greenhouse,
transplant the Young plants 10 stand
two hv two inches apart as soon as the
seed leaves are well expanded aud when
they begin to crowd transfer them 10
their permanent places IN the open, j
tho weather viii permit N the field,
thew should stand az least six inches
apart each way
Beans Beans are tender plsnts. They
can not endure frost and VIII not stand
transplanting we'll II D. best 70 wait
and plant the seeds of this plant in the
omen where the plants are g grow, de-
having the work until severe frosts arc
paet Plant n rows ouc foot apart
placing TIE see3z about two inches deep
At intervals 81 six inches. Keep the
soil loose and free from weeds
Beets Reets. while they are hardy
ana can - planted at The same time a.
tsdishes and lettnoc. require LONGER
season for maturing he seeds should
~ planted "a rows one foot apart. PLACED
a. inch apaft in tbe row and covered
ore ina deer Wien the plants are wen
no two inches high. thin - four inchrs
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