THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, September 15, 1996            TAG: 9609130150
SECTION: HOME                    PAGE: G1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: REMINDERS
SOURCE: ROBERT STIFFLER
                                            LENGTH:   25 lines

SEPTEMBER IS TIME TO PLANT SPINACH AND CHINESE CABBAGE

Be sure to keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate, if you plant spinach this fall. Spinach is slow to germinate. Some gardeners put the seed in their freezer for two weeks before planting to speed the process. Once up and growing, spinach will live all winter in your garden and often makes the best crop early next spring.

Another good fall vegetable is Chinese cabbage. It can be used like lettuce or in stir-fry cooking. Seed in September, and a head will be formed 60 days after planting. ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

PATRICK BALDWIN

Visit the upcoming Fall Native Plant Sale at the Virginia Living

Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. Hours are 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. next Sunday. Plants, such as this Fire Pink, are grown from

seed. Call 595-1900. by CNB