Evening star., 1909-05-01

the corn Is as sweet as honey. The other
variety Is well known favorite, the ears
deep. milky, pure white grains of great
sweetness. and very tender and delicate.
Planted in Order.
The order of planting this garden was
about this: First the lettuce and rad
ishes. sown in small triangular space
at the Joining of two rear walks; then the
early bush beans: then the corn, both
kfnds-the Evergreen maturing about two
| weeks later than the Bantam; then the
pole beans. both kinds. After this was
done-along late in May-the tomatoes
were set out. and a week or so later a
reserved portion of the "cornfeld' was
planted with more Of the Evergreen corn.
for later roasting-ear supply.
The ground In which this garden was
made was about the most discourasins
proposition an amateur gardener ever
tackled. The lot had been filled with dirt
from street excavations: it was solid clay.
| mixed with gravel. and there was not a
square foot of 1t that did not require the
| use of a heavy pick in getting it turned
up. Quantities of stones had to be re-
moved: heavy chunks Of clay had to be
broken up. and the pick was freely used
in doing this. and the entire garden had
to be made rich with manure and culti-
yaDe with mucn nara WORK.
Not counting the work, which was done
before and after ofiice hours. the entire
cost of this garden. for seeds. fertilizer,
etc. was $125 in cash. This paid for
everything that was bought. From the
garden the following vegetables grown
used with the dew stil on them, were
secured:
Lettuce. radishes and onions-estimated
$3.50. this estimate being based on guam
,xs oy,a hA
prices for a period of about a month
Wax beans. from June 26 to July Il. 9la
pecks. worth at market prices. 1927. Pole
beans, from July ! to September o6. 1871
two varieties. 1872 ears. market value.
81 9S. Tomatoes. from July IS to October
T. 5h bushels. market value. $40. Total
for this garden. in most excellent produce
and at regular prevailing market prices.
$14.39. This does not include a quantity
of green tomatoes on the vines at time
Of the first hard frost, there being a little
over a bushel Of these. worth proba bly,
80 cents.
Cultivation and Fertilization.
There were just two factors in produc
ing this garden and getting the above
results from it-cuitivation and fertiliza
ton. Cultivate the growing crops. keep
ing down weeds. and you will get results,
but to get the maximum results fertilize.
Work into the ground all the we'll decayed
stable manure you can get. In planting
corn put a shovelful of manure into every
hill and do the same with beans of
whatever sort. bot hcorn and beans be-
ing voracious feeders and requiring all the
enrichment you can give them. Make
onion beds as rich as possible and also
keep them worked up and cultivated to
as fine a surface as you can give them.
keeping every single weed out, too. Fer
tilize tomatoes with old and very we'll
decayed manure. New. strong manure
makes a rank growth of vine with very
little fruit. Peas require deep, rich soil
and plenty OF moisture. This rule will
hold good all through the vegetable gar
dem Plenty Of fertilizer. careful and fire.
auent cultivation and the eradication OF
weeds spells success in growing vege-
tables, and any man who is willing to
give an hour or SO of his time. morning
and evening. to the work can have as sat
isfactory a garden as the one described
here.
Where one has city water 1t is a good
idea to give the garden a soaking once
In a while II rain is not frequent enough.
Washingtons summer weather gets
rather hot sometimes and the ground
dries out very rapidly; so that If there is
no rain for three or four days good