Evening star., 1947-03-02

for this area is the Red Warba, also
a good keeper.
Onion Sets Advised.
Onions are a must in most gar
dens and the gardener is warned not
to waste time on sowing seed. Onion
sets and plants should be used for
all the bulb production that Is de-
sired. The yellow and white Ebe-
nezer sets will produce good quality
bulbs for winter use, while the plants
Iof Sweet Spanish, Prizetsker and
Bermuda will grow into large bulbs
for summer and fall use. Onions,
like potatoes and peas, need cool
weather for good growth and they
should be gotten into the ground as
early as possible. Use small sets,
less than q inch in diameter, the
larger sets produce seed instead of
bulbs.
Cabbage is widely grown crop
although the productiveness in a
small garden is open to debate. How
ever, a half dozen plants of a dis
ease resistant variety. such as Gold
en- Acre, and a half dozen of Wiscon-
sin All Seasons. will provide the oc-
casional head needed for salads or
boiling over a considerable period.
Broccoli is another crop that must
be planted early or the flavor is def
nitely off, However, three to six
plants of the Green Sprouting (Cal-
abreSe planted in March should pro-
duce all of the heads" a family can
use before hot weather makes it
practically worthless. Occasionally
we have cool enough summer so
that the ""heads" can be harvested
throughout, the summer. Most of us
prefer to make a second planting
in late June or early July for the
fall crop.
Lettuce and Head Lettuce.
A short row of lettuce should be
soWn in March for the first crop.
Small paintings at weekly intervals
are needed to insure an ample sup
ply of tender crisp lettuce For those
who wish to try head lettuce it is
suggested that they purchase a few
plants of the early maturing Migo-
nette variety. Bibb is another head
ing variety that is early maturing.
Most gardeners, however, will de-
pend upon black-seeded Simpson,
Slobolt and Oak Leaf. The latter
two are especially recommended
for their resistance to summer heat.
Slobolt gets its name from its
slowness to throw seed stalk. Sum-
mer Triumph is another name for
the Oak Leaf, which indicates its
ability to retain some quality dur
ing hot weather. 1t is compare
lively new variety and has an ex-
cellent flavor which is quite distinc-
tive. The color sport of the Oak
Leaf, Bronze Beauty, is offered for
the first time this spring.
Kohl-rabi is another crop for
early planting. The plants should
be started indoors the last week of
February for mid-March planting.
The chances of crop of good quail
ity roots" from spring seed
are not too good. However, from
plants set out in March quality crops
are reasonably certain. Purple vi
emma are the varieties most COM
monty planted in this area.
Other March Planters.
Other crops that may be included
in the March planting are: Rad
ishes, Scarlet Globe and Sparker;
beets, Detroit Dark Red and Early
Wonder; kale, either the broad
leaved or the curled varieties; mus
tard, tender-green; parsnips, hol-
low crown, and spinach. Blooms
dale long standing or Old Dominion.
The list would indicate that March
is really the month to start the gar
den. 1t is, but for a number of
those crops listed March is the time
for the first planting, to be followed
by later ones to insure continuous
harvest over considerable time.
March paintings help to prolong the
harvest season. But the important
point is that by getting these crops
into the ground at the right season
we will have the highest quality OF
vegetables for our tables