Evening star., 1937-03-10

Agriculture suggests that If it is in
any way within the bounds Of posi-
bility, to give in to this back to the
soil" urge, and plant yourself few
vegetables to enjoy later on. There is
nothing like working in a garden to
do both your figure and your health
good, and think how proud you'll be
with every item raised by your own
hands!
The bureau has some suggestions,
obtained from the senior horticulturist
of the Bureau Of Plant Industry, which
should prove helpful to the amateur
gardener, who is seriously planning to
grow his own vegetables this Summer.
THE RADISH natures most
quickly Of all our garden crops and so
warns the heart of the amateur gard
ener. It reaches edible size IN 20 to 80
days, so it's good idea to plant few
at time, say two weeks apart. A row
few feet long will grow all the family
will eat. Varieties: Little Scarlet Globe
and French Breakfast for very early;
White Icicle, maturing a week or 10
days later. Radishes are valuable
Vitamin c source and fair for vitamln
B. The tops make excellent greens to
mix with spinach and probably have
all the Ntamins of that leaf, though
no special research has been done
upon it.
CABBAGE has a wide climatic and
soil adaptability and so Is one of the
most important home garden crops.
Good seed is especially important, but
a few cents worth should bring two
or three dozen heads-all the average
family can use. Seven different disease
resistant strains have been developed
lately: Jersey Queen, an early one
with pointed head, Globe, a medium
early, and the Wisconsin Hollander, a
late one. These are good varieties for
the Middle West, also. Cabbage is a
good source Of yitamins B, c, and g.
That raised in home gardens being
greener than most commercially grown
heads Is pretty good for vitamin A.
Some gardeners may want a little
purple cabbage for decorative pur-
poses. Mammoth Rock Red is the
standard variety.
CELERY CABBAGE is easier to
grow than lettuce and some gardeners
may want little OF this Chinese
plant immigrant. Wong Box and Pc
Tsai are good varieties. 1t Is better
for vitamin A than is ordinary cab
bage.
PEAS can be planted right in with
Yadishes to conserve space, Just so
care is taken in pulling the faster
growing vegetable. Radishes will be
out of the way before the peas need
much room. Peas may be planted by
the energtic at Today intervals during
the Spring, though If space Is limited
only one early planting may be prac-
ticable. It's a cool-weather crop any,
way, a fact which practically limits
IT to Spring growing over much Of
the United States. Peas have vitamin
A, B and c.
SPINACH Is far the most popular
OF the greens and can be grown longer
than almost any of the others except
cabbage. The Nobel is recommended,
as 1t grows fast and has smooth leaves
that are easy to clean. There's q
new mustard spinach on the market
now-called Tendergreen-very early,
more pungent than orthodox spinach
and fine for hot weather. It's really
a mustard not spinach. The New
Zealand spinach is another excellent
greens which stands up we'll under
midsummer heat. Spinach is valu-
able for vitamins A, B, C and G.
THE ONION is among the oldest
and most popular OF garden crops.
The home gardener most often uses
sets or small onions for his paintings.