Show fl r Garden Greens Greens' Can Be Continuous t tI I a s 's c 7 ti r 3 t 4 r t 4 I Photo Courtesy Morse Ferry Seed Co Plenty of leafy vegetables raw and cooked are necessary in the diet of both children and grownups in order to promote vigor and well In a home garden they can be continuous for many months if various kinds are grown I Leaf lettuce is one of the first green things to appear The young leaves can be picked for the table when only a couple of inches in length while the smaller I inner leaves are left to grow The same is true of spinach the tender new leaves are as good raw as cooked when chopped and served with oil and vine vine- vinegar vinegar vinegar gar dressing Or treat them the same as u wilted lettuce by pouring over them a mixture of hot bacon fat vine vine- vinegar vinegar vinegar gar and bits of cooked bacon To vary the flavor of these greens add a small amount of The frilled curly foliage of this upland cress is as easy to grow as lettuce For long season greens swiss chard chardis is a winner No leafy vegetable stands hot weather better The outer leaves should be kept picked the inner ones left to continue growing and the re result re- re result sult suit will be tender brittle stalks and leaves for a long time Of the numerous root tops used as I greens beet mustard and turnip are I increasingly popular Like all vege vege- vegetables vegetables tables they are best when young Mus Mus- Mustard Mustard Mustard I tard and turnip particularly should be used for greens only in the early stages The tops of mustard and turnip com com- combined combined combined I are appetizing appetizing-a a favorite fa of grandmothers grandmother's day I By sowing seed of kale in spring or summer in the North and August to toI I October in the South fresh greens can be picked from the garden even after the coming of frost and light snow In fact some frost improves the texture tex tex- texture texture ture and flavor of kale making it a areal areal areal real treat for late autumn and winter meals Dwarf Curled Kale is one oi of I the best varieties for home gardens i I |