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Page 32
... Swiss chard , tomato , and New Zealand spinach . Of course other crops can be grown on such a soil , but not very satisfactorily . Potatoes like a sandy soil , but it must be well fertilized . Heavy clay soils will grow cabbage , kale ...
... Swiss chard , tomato , and New Zealand spinach . Of course other crops can be grown on such a soil , but not very satisfactorily . Potatoes like a sandy soil , but it must be well fertilized . Heavy clay soils will grow cabbage , kale ...
Page 33
... Swiss chard , and tomato . Peas would probably succeed if it were not for the sparrows which pick off the leaves as fast as they are produced . One is strictly limited if the available ground is shaded . All the vegetables need sun for ...
... Swiss chard , and tomato . Peas would probably succeed if it were not for the sparrows which pick off the leaves as fast as they are produced . One is strictly limited if the available ground is shaded . All the vegetables need sun for ...
Page 50
... Swiss chard , are sown in such a way ( in order to insure a good stand ) that when they germinate the young plants stand too close together . These have to be thinned out.1 This operation should be carried out as soon as the seedlings ...
... Swiss chard , are sown in such a way ( in order to insure a good stand ) that when they germinate the young plants stand too close together . These have to be thinned out.1 This operation should be carried out as soon as the seedlings ...
Page 78
... CHARD . One of the easiest to grow and most productive of the pot herbs is Swiss chard , " silver beet " or " leaf beet " as it is sometimes called . The seeds should be sown in rows about eighteen inches apart . When the plants are ...
... CHARD . One of the easiest to grow and most productive of the pot herbs is Swiss chard , " silver beet " or " leaf beet " as it is sometimes called . The seeds should be sown in rows about eighteen inches apart . When the plants are ...
Page 79
... Swiss chard is a form of beet which does not produce edible roots . Nitrate of soda , as recommended for kohlrabi , is an excellent fertilizer for this crop . CORN , the most delectable of all vege- tables , should receive the attention ...
... Swiss chard is a form of beet which does not produce edible roots . Nitrate of soda , as recommended for kohlrabi , is an excellent fertilizer for this crop . CORN , the most delectable of all vege- tables , should receive the attention ...
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