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Plant according to the diagram, following these planting suggestions.
Lettuce: Choose a butterhead variety, such as Buttercrunch, and a leaf variety, like Black-seeded Simpson. These are easier and faster to grow than iceberg lettuce, and do not “bolt,” or go to seed, as quickly."They also have more flavor, and are less apt to get bitter than iceberg. Scatter the seed thickly over the bed. As the plants grow, thin them — right into the salad bowl. By the time they're 4 inches tall, they should lx- 4 inches apart. As they get bigger, keep thinning until 6 inches apart, then let them develop fully. Harvest before hot weather sets in. Treat chard just the same.
Peas and beans: Plant these in wide rows rather than single rows. In a 12-inch wide row, plant three rows of seeds, spaced equally apart. Thin to al-K>ut 4 inches apart. The plants support each other as they grow, and shade tnc ground. The shade cuts down on weed growth, and helps retain soil moisture, too.
Instead of the traditional vining garden peas, try a variety of the new sugar snap pea. Its bushy plants require no staking, and arc tremendously productive. You eat the entire pod at a young age. Later, you can shell them like regular peas, and they retain their crisp sweetness.
Tomatoes, broccoli, peppers and cucumbers: Use started plants, or “sets.” Transplant on a cloudy day, if possible, or in the evening. When you transplant the babies, water immediatlv with a foliar feeder, like “Miracle-Gro/’ Because it is absorbed through leaves as well as r<x)ts, it gives sets an extra nutritional boost to overcome transplant shock.
A tomato tip: Plant tomatoes
See GARDEN, Page 9
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