Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-15
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foslg inches apart.
Beezs and carrots. should be used
while young and tender. lthia refers
10 the roots grown f0r summer usa1
therefore several servings must ~
made during the season. Sow just @s
lsOon al the aoA can be caught 81 caE-
Gdition. the earlier the better, and
make successful sOWings at tntervala
lof three weeks until July. Use the
roots while quite small. they are de-
cidedly OF much finer quality and
more tender al this stage than when
/ fully grown. First class varieties Of
beefs for the small garden are Bur-
pee's extra early. black red ball. and
I Detroit dark red The best carrots for
early summer use are New Amster-
dam forcing ard early golden ball
For winter sowing Danver's half long
orange and Chantenay are reliabIes.
Peas. may not perhaps be considered
q profitable crop In the gmall garden,
ESPECIALLY Id hot sections, yet Il r.
such q delicious vegetable that wller-
ever possible. space should be found
for 4 few rows Peas must be sown
early, If the best is to be had from the
crop. Therefore, the seed ia sown
while the soil Is still moist and the
weather cool. Under these conditions
the seed terminates quickly and the
plants develop strong and deep root
action. thus enabling them % better
Withstand hot and dry weather. Re-
liable varieties In order Of earlIness
are new prolific. Extra Early, Blue
Bantam. Thomas, Laxton, Discovery,
Alderman and Carter's Daisy.
Sweet corn, Is another crop which
may be omitted fro mthe very small
garden, though there are few Ameri-
lean gardens that do not contain quite
large paintings even to the exclusion
LOT other and more profitable crops
This cannot be wondered at when we
consider the exquisite flavor of the
'ireal home grown product. so much
superior 10 the ears offered for sale.
The first sowing may be made early
In May after the ground has warmed
Iup. and by making succesaionaI Sow
ings until mid July, we may have corn
from July arst. Golden bantam Is The
sweetest Of all sweet corns, and many
i gardeners use this variety only. max
ling succeasiOnai sowings every ten
days until mid July Seymour's
sweet orange is another first class
yellow grained variety and to those
4 who prefer the white grained corns,
reliance may be placed on Fordhook
Early. HowIing Mob, White Evergreen
and Country Gentleman, maturing In
Eorder named
Swiss chard, has of late years be-
come exceedingly popular Quite q
short row will provide an abundance
lof greens from July until late fall.
Sow one inch deep quite early III
spring and thin out to six inches
lapart
Lettuce, for salads is indispensable
land may be had the entire season BY
using suitable varieties and sowing at
regular periods. IN arly spring SOW
Wayahaad and Big Boston: towards
the end Of May. Iceberg or New York.
Late I'M June make another sowing
Iof the two last named and III late
July Wayahead. black seeded Tennis
Ball. Big Boston and Hanson With
the assistance of good. well enriched
and thoroughly cultivated ground,
tsowing as advised and transplanting
part of the seedlings into other rows
Las the seed rows are thinned, q regu-
lar supply Of first class lettuce is as
fsured.