Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1917 — Still Time to Plant Certain Vegetables In This Section. [ARTICLE]

Still Time to Plant Certain Vegetables In This Section.

There is still time to plant all the garden crops in this section, even if you have not already plowed your ground Now, in fact, is the best safe planting period for this region. It is time to plant peas, beets, parsnips, and (similar crops. Beans, beets, cabbage, carrote, corn, kale, lettuce, onions, parsnip., poas, potatoes, radishes and turnips should all be planted as soon as the ground can l e made ready. Tomato plants may be set in a few days. Lima beans, both pole and bush, should not be planted for about ten days. The following cultural suggestions are made for the crops which may be planted now with good chances of success: . Peas should be planted first, Theie is time to make three or four successive plantings at 10-day intervals, thus assuring the family a supply of peas for a month or six weeks after they come into bearing A pint of seed is sufficient for a hundred-foot row. , L Beets may be planted at any time from now on. Sow in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, and thin to 4 to 5 inches apart in the rows.' Set cabbage plants in rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 14 to 18 inches apart in the ows. Sow carrot seed in rows 15 to 18 inches apart and thin to 3 to 4 inches apart-in the -n*ws. 7 = Lettuce. Sow the seed in rows la to 18 inches apart. Thin until they stand 6 to 10 inches apart. ’ Onions. It is bast to use the sets rather than the seed. Plant the sets in rows 15 inches apart and from 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. , Parsnips. Plant 15 to 18 inches apart in rows. Thin to 3 to 4 inches. Radishes. Sow the seed in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. Have the fine.