The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-20
1OKTICULTUKk
PLANNING A VIZ GETABLa GAR
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We intended getting the folio Wi0g
article, which we clipped from Farm
ers' ' Dice, in an earlier Issue Of The
Progressive Farmer. but tn re are very
few OF our readers that cannot even
now get many valuable points from IL
Just at this time, when the catalogue
of the seedsmen are coming 80 HAND, e
look them over and plan some very
fine gardens. These plans are a good
beginning, but must be FLOWED up
very promptly by more practical WORE
If the full measure of prof, and pleas
ure is to be secured from the acGua
gardens of the summer.
The first work should be to decide OF
the amount of space which can be de
voted to the garden, then 10 X over the
stock of seeds on hand. and les IL With
the help of the catalogues select what
ever is lacking in the stand by sorGs
and as many novelties az the purse, or
garden space. will permit, and get tht
order eff at once.
Often, the question is asked, "Where
is the best pl zee to send for seeds, D.
plant :" and I answer "Tnere is
best place " 1t is not advisable TO place
a large order with a new firm, but n
one need fear to place an order with
any Of the older establishments, for
they have worked too hard, AMI to
long, to build up their business know
ingly to il jure it by sending out poor
stock.
While waiting for the ordered aeedp
to arrive, improve the time by seeirg
that the hot bed is in gooo shape, or II
q hot bed is not TO be had, then make
sure that there is a good supply OF fac
soil, some sha'low boxes, and every
thing needfuI for starting seeds in the
house.
Many people, even in the country,
are now paying 8 cents a pound for
parsnrpg and 10 cents a bunch for veRe
table oysters, who could have all they
could use, at the cost of q little labor
it they had planned for the future
when making their gardens.
A year eeens a long time TO wait for
results, but the results are worth wait
ing and working for.
Asparagus is another delicacy which
many people either do without or pay
a fancy price for, year otter year. IL
takes a couple Of years to get G. bed
we'll started, but il is very It'll trouble
to keep it in good producing shape
after it is once started.
The wise gardener will not fail TO in =
clude seeds for these three god things
in his order, end in early spring when
the good housewife is almost desperate
for something fresh to cook, she will
call down blessings on his he ID.
Another Of the essential things in q
good garden ia. celery. 1t is also an
other of the things which n q Tires a
long time to mature, and means pres
emit work and future eojoyment. Sow
the seed in the open ground as early
as it is possible to secure a seed bed in
a finely pulver'z3d condition. When
the plants are about three inches high
transplant to another bed which has
been we'll enriched with very 6ne u; =
nure. Place the plants three or four
inches apart and let them grow until
they are stocky plants with plenty of
fbro Us zoos and then transplaut to
their final growing place. This fnal
transplanEiog should take place aoou,
the middle of July, or the first of Au
gust. Before that time-tne editor D. =
mlttlng-I will have some,h hing TO a
about the later handling of the plants
In the meantime, do not be DISCOURAGED