Home Gardening Vegetables and Flowers; Originally Published Under the Title of the Gardenette, Or, City Back Yards Gardening, the Sandwich System (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...white hellebore. For striped bug use powdered tobacco leaves a handful to the hill, scattered directly over the small plants just as they emerge from the soil. Sow ten or twelve seeds to the hill, and after danger is over, thin to two strong plants to the hill. Cover two inches, and firm the soil slightly. If squash bugs become numerous and destructive, pick by hand, and drop them into a pan into which there is a little coal oil. If left undisturbed they will quickly ruin the crop. For winter's use pull before frosts, and store in a cool room where it does not freeze. Delicata and Banana are superior varieties. SWISS CHARD This unique vegetable deserves more attention than it usually receives. It belongs to the beet family, but the stems and leaves are used and not the root. Stems may be used like asparagus, or leaves and stems may be prepared like spinach. They are excellent either way. Sprout the seed, and sow in rows eighteen inches apart, and twelve inches apart in the row. Give plenty of water. Pull the leaves freely: the more you use, the faster they are renewed. A few plants will supply a family. There is but one variety--Lucullus. It transplants easily, so vacancies can readily be filled. TOMATOES Of all vegetables grown in the garden, the tomato is easily the King. Its use is almost universal and its popularity is undisputed. It is eaten raw when ripe, fried when green, made into stews, pickles, soups, ketchup, etc., and in some form is found on our tables the year round, and is relished by all. Its wholesomeness is unquestioned. It is canned in enormous quantities, and is a staple article with all dealers in canned goods. The development of the tomato from the insignificant little "Love Apple," which our grandmothers grew in flower pots ...