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Beet: Beets do best in
a rather light soil. Those for earliest use are started
under glass (as described previously) and set out six to
seven inches apart in rows a foot apart.
The first outdoor sowing is made as soon as the soil is
ready in spring, and the seed should be put in thick, as
not all will come through if bad weather is encountered.
When thinning out, the small plants that are removed,
tops and roots cooked together, make delicious greens.
The late crop, for fall and winter use, sow the last
part of June. For this crop the larger varieties are
used, and on rich soil will need six to eight inches in
the row and fifteen inches between rows.
Planting Tip: Mix
Beet Seed with Radish Seed, as you harvest the radishes,
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Carrot: Carrots also
like a soil that is rather on the sandy side, and on
account of the depth to which the roots go, it should be
deep and fine. The quality will be better if the soil is
not too rich. A few for extra early use may be grown in
the hotbeds or frame. If radishes and carrots are sown
together, in alternating rows six inches apart, the
former will be used by the time the carrots need the
room, and in this way a single 3 x 6 ft. sash will yield
a good supply for the home garden. Use Chantenay or
Ox-Heart for this purpose.
The late crop is sometimes sown between rows of onions,
skipping every third row, during June, and left to
mature when the onions are harvested; but unless the
ground is exceptionally free from weeds, the plan is not
likely to prove successful.
Planting Tips: Mix your carrot
and radish seed when planting. When you pull the
radishes it will thin your carrots.
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