Show midsummer planting advised by specialist it is necessary to plant some crops during midsummer mid mw summer so that they will mature just as the storage season begins in october because such crops as carrots beets turnips and lettuce planted in the spring are usually of very poor quality by the time the storage season arrives dr arvil L stark chairman cf c f the state victory garden committee advises utah extension service specialists and utah failers fa f aimers imers he states that squash pumpkins potatoes onions cabbage and rutabagas require 90 to days of growing season to reach full maturity and therefore they must have been planted in the spring sprine I 1 tor for fall storage avance advance information given out by dr stark on fall storage emphasizes pha sizes ways of storing various vegetables for instance potatoes can be stored with root crop vegetables if kept by themselves the best temperature for potatoes is I 1 between 37 and 40 degrees F I 1 squash and pumpkins prefer a relatively dry atmosphere and a cool but not cold temperature usually around 50 degress F I 1 I 1 onins onic ns must be thoroughly dried bufore b fore storage begins and slatted crates or open mesh sacks are very satisfactory containers for onions i which must be kept in a cool dry well ventilated atmosphere because of their strong odor they should be stored by themselves i head lettuce can be stored fr arm m 1 two to four weeks in a cool moist place such as a root cellar or pit G green r ee n t tomatoes 0 m a toes are usually stored on the he vi vines ne s which are pulled just before the f first frost in autumn and band hung roots up in a room f about 40 to 50 degrees T I 1 |