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Show Extension Service Plans Class On Fall Crop Planting A homeowner with a large family will want to use all the space in the garden that he can throughout the season. Once a vegetable has been completely harvested, the old plants can be culled out and added to the compost pile. A new crop can be planted in that space. VEGETABLES that are harvested har-vested early are radishes, spinach, spi-nach, lettuce, and swiss chard. Peas are ready next. Onion sets and beets which were planted early in the season or mature early can be harvested in time to put in other crops. Crops that can be planted in July or later are bush beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, caulif-lower, kale, radishes, spinach, turnips, and lettuce. Radishes, spinach and lettuce do not grow well in hot weather. They can be planted the last two weeks of August when the temperatures are not as high. BROCCOLI and cauliflower caulifl-ower can be started outside in June in small beds. In mid-July the seedlings can be set out in the row. When choosing varieties for fall planting, be sure to choose varieties that will mature early. ear-ly. This will reduce the danger of loosing plants to frost. BEFORE PLANTING the new crop the area must be prepared pre-pared in the same way as it would for spring planting. The old crop residue is removed and the roots are tilled or dug to make room for the new seedling. If the old residue is not removed then there is too much competition for nitrogen and space. Rake the area smooth and replant. Root crops such as carrots, turnips, and beets can be mulched mul-ched with straw in the fall and harvested during the winter. Winter harvested carrots are often sweeter than those harvested har-vested in the summer. ' A CLASS on fall planting will be taught by the U.S.U. . Extension Service at its Horticultural Horti-cultural Farm, 1 8 17 N. Main in Farmington. The class is July 9 at 7:30 p.m., registration is 50 cents. |