The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-03-09
The Home Vegetable Garden.

How many Of our New + glsnd IA mer'
are content to 90 on year sfter year With
out home garden Just because In th,i
own estimation il does not psy for The tim
used to work In It..
Really good enterprisjrg farmers rich i
land a. d stock are without ore Of the
necessities OF life--.he homa gardei - mo
10 reality the farm garden probably pays
better than any otf er land on the place, II
ven pays better than market gardening,
for il is not subject to the feaV loss Incl.
d Mt to marketing peri.hab!e crops, "
products are used directly on the home
table and there iced b. very little waste.
a good garden v III SUPPLY half the family e
living.
In addition to this the garden may be a
source Of pleasure even II one has o spend
time to care for it after hard dsys work.
G I've the boy q chance to wo In IT and
hey form keener sppreciatlpn I the joys
Of the farm home and will much repress
he craving for excitement which calls our
boys to the cities and away from country
life.
The slzs OF the garden plot should de
pend upon the slz OF the family al d their
taste for getables; VI course The vege.
t-bes such a. potatoes, csbbages and
50 iasb.s ihouid be grown In the field and
are really not col fined to the kitchen
Garden. quarter Of al acre lie considered
large enough for family OF four or five
"rsons, but # potatoes, csb5ages, etc.,
are to be taken inro consideration this estI.
nale is hardly sufficient. II the bulky
v, getables are put 10 the field Usually one
fourth Of an acre viii answer all purposes
A. usual thing any place that Is no
yailsbe for other crops l. good enough
'0r the garden; tti1, hoaever, should no
ne the case, but instead tn best ard mos
Grille place on the farm should be ie
tpart On which to grow your supply %
vegetables. The garden Is frequently uDde'
the care OF the farmers wife and In such
, case 1t should be as near a. practicable 70 |
be Kitchen where 1t win OILY Tx her b
few moments TO gather her corn aud beam
for the noon day meal.
II possible select GOOD, warm earl,
piece Of land and II inclinsd little to tn
.uuth or east go much the better for it
tits secure good orsiI age and he 6r'
avs Of The early morning sun are sl"5s
sure TO rouch a touteast slops.
After you have selected the plot h.
round should BE- made ready for plan ile
b blowing, birfow lng ind isking HJfu
ave only mited spsce, ip.clpg mas b
lone ins,eas Of blowing II where special
10 needed. Tue rake 10 ger.
rally used 10 making the seed bed TIE
ID fashioned way 81 Masking the seed b cs
sss to rtIsr the coll five or ak Inches shove
he surface. ihs however has been Coz.
way with ss Il has tendency 10 dry tut
be small seedlings To insure the beat .,
plls one should keep the culture a. nesrly
vel az possible.
The l,ad,ng imporis, &c IN preparation q
be soil IL TO iaye an attendant supply of
liant 10 q xhieh the chief essebtisls srt
Iuog,r, pboFphoiic sid and po'sit
! ismsY be obtslrtd 10 the several brsics
! fertilizers % The market Drop ng'
ON the ben roos. form enc a the btt
stll'zas for the bone garden and wood
hes are abundant l. potash. Some CON.
efcial fertilizers are harmful TO soine
ops uHieu thoroughly niIed wilhihe
a. This Ia true 10 putting cut tomato
d esl ,ge plsntf. Il should be ca eff ly
orles 10 With The col or 10 few days
e plants will he dead.