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Show Midsummer Plantings. A good many of the Bhort Eeason garden products -can still be pianted. Onion Bets will mature nicely beforo frost if planted now, and onion seed can be planted and harvested as. onion sets ready for planting next year. Radishes should be planted every two or three weeks as late as September. There is no reason why you cannot can-not have a steady supply of radishes for your table until the frost. Good late crops of lettuce and spinach spin-ach may be had by planting now. Although peaa will not grow well in the hot weather, a very excellent late crop may be had by planting the seed about four inches deep in drills two feet apart at this time of the year. This will insure deep roots and hardy plants. The general rule for midsummer planting is to keep the plants well shaded during the hot part of ths day. This means, of course, protection from the sun, as It is quite necessary for the plants to get the morning and evening sun. If you have no natural shade in your garden, and do not want to go to the trouble of building artificial shade for the midday sun, still good results can be had by planting plant-ing your seed quite deeply. Plants put in at this time of year must bo kept thoroughly watered, and of course cultivation is an ever-present necessity. |