Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-15
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question of which are the most
sabis vegetables 10 grow II Al
0rlnns one when applied . the
afdsn og 1sSnsted area ID tbs large
eaFsn shs Owner can, with Biz un-
Masssd spnca. AFFORD 70 grow al his
hmrites. irrespective 81 value re-
turns psr foot Or yard 81 garden oc-
cnpgsd. but IN the small gard II ii
nahuraI that the value Of each Occn-
pans be carefully considereI that full
returns ID crop and food valne may
be secured
Beans, should be grown largely, IN
snct this crop can hardly be over
zone. fOg, what cannot be used In the
green state, may be dried Or canned
Tor winter use. Grown on land which
81 HI perfect tiith, having been care
fatty prepared and enriched, heavy.
crops may be reasonably expected. 4
rood sseed has been sown and the
plants properly tended during the
RrOwing season.
The gsrat sowing must not be made
hntll the ground begins 70 warm up
ana an danger of frost Is past. The
bush beana, green and wax podded are
wfI first, the pole and lima varieties
week or so later according to wealth
ef and soil, for in very wet cold
ground the seed is liable to rot. Rows
should be eighteen inches apart, and
the seeds sown tllinly and not more
ghan Two inches deep While the
plants are yet quite small they must
be thInnea out to four or five inches
apart II taaen up carefully these
extra plants may be safely trans
planted to other rows The question
Of variety is important. The gar
dener naturally wants heavy crop
ping sorts, but at the same time quail
fy Yrnat also be there. The most popu-
lar Of the bush on dwarf green pod
varlsti5s. II Burpee's stringless bean
pod: Il ie early, heavy cropper, and
entirely asrthgless Early bountiful
ii another fine bean, and the same
may be said Of giant stringieas. Why
grow 8 bean that ID atringy and per
chance fought Many of the wax
p0dded varieties are III this category.
However. there are number BIZ de-
IIghtfuIiy tender and perfectly string
less beans to be had; among the best
of these are Burpee's brittle wax, kid
ney wax, saddieback wax, and string
less white wax.
Lima beans, must not be soWn un-
tll the coil Is comparatively dry and
the weather settled and warm. Should
heavy cold rains follow Immediately
after sowing, the seed will almost
certainly rot. especially should the
soil be naturally heavy and cold. II
ID therefore, safer to delay sowing un-
Gil conditions are favorable. though
81 is advisable 10 start at least few
as4dB under glaaa. This sowing may
be made In paper pots. inserting the
seeds eye downward. and sometime
toward the end of April Good plants
will then be provided for planting out
late III May. The best bush lima beans
are Furdho0k and the Burpee's Inn
proved They make quite large
bush and therefore require more room
than the anap beans The rows should
lie at least two and one-half feet
apart while the plants may be thinned
Out 10 nine inches apart
Onions. nre one Of the most useful
and valuable Of vegetables and In
ground that Is rich. deeply and we'll
cultivated. large crops may be grown
from seed. Where extra large roots
ARE desired the seed may be sown
now In heat and the plants set out
Il sn rich ground towards the end of
April When sowing III the open the
seed bed must be made quite fine and
the seeds gnt into the ground just
40 early as possible: late March being
suitable time for this locality as It
IS advisable that the seed should get
good. start while the weather Is still
cool and the soil moist Where the
object ii to grow bulbs for winter
keaping, dependence may be placed
on such varieties as Danyer's globe.
Southport glohas yellow, white and
rcd, also large red Wethersfleld. BUR-
pee's mammoth silver king Is BDlen-
did. large. early white. onion with mild
flavor and suitable for late summer
and fall use
parsnips and satisfy are long sea-
con crops occupying the ground the
ansire season but they are invaluable
for winter and spring use In the home
Easily stored and keeping well. they
add variety to the menu when yege-
tables are scarce Perfectly hardy,
the seed should be sown early on
ground that has been deeply worked.
When three inches high, thin out To-