Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-07-09
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BARRELS GIVE BEAUTY
70 SMALL SPACES

Try making q garden In a barrel.
Any woman who nj get . barrel Of
earth can have q garden A barrel
Of any sine which 10 strong and Iron
bound will do. Except one used for
pickles or sauerkrnut Growing things
refuse absolutely to thrive In M
which has been used for either.
To make this garden. first take on
all but four OF the hoops. and then
measure the circumference and mark
II on with chaik into II equal spaces
Then. about i've inches from the top.
bore two holes close together. one
above the other, with . halfinch anger
about half way between each OF the
II markings Cut the wood out be-
tween the two holes. which leaves q
space one-half inch wide and three
inches long.
Eight inches from the bottom OF
the barrel. again In the center Of the
IL spaces between the markings. bore
another set OF holes In the same day
and cut out the wood between them
At equal distances from each other
and from the two rows at the top
and bottom Of the barrel bore, In the
same way a before. three more rows
OF holes. making In all i've rows You
then have so spaces In which to plant
seeds or place plants- In the bottom
Of the barrel bore four holes for
drainage.
IL Is q ine thing. II one can 20 ar.
range II. to have the barrel on . plat
form on wheels. for then IL can be
moved into the sun or out Of II. as
the temperature and condition Of
plants seem to require. Lacking this
the next best thing Il to get 1--WE
bricks and place them so that the
barrel win stand firmly on them In
a way that win permit Of drainage.
When the barrel Is placed. put two
inches Of coarse sand or gravel In
the bottom and an In with earth.
MIXED with veilrotted manure. This
should come MP to the fnt row Of
holes This earth should be made
solid. and there 10 no better way to
make 81 9 than by pressing the whole
surface with the back Of . hoe.
At zach OF the II holes loosen the
earth q little before planting and put
In the seeds II II Is to be q vegetable
garten: II II 10 to be Q strawberry
barrel put IN plants
FIJI in earth mixed with manure,
about half way TO the mex row Of
holes. and put in the eenter OF the
barrel an ordinary drain tile 1, inches
long and about four inches across.
FIJI this tile with coarse sand and
put In around II fertflized earth until
IL reaches the next row Of holes.
Pack down well. being careful not
TO move the tile or get any earth In
f. After putting plants or seeds In
second row Of holes. raise tie tile .
little and let the sand settle. Con-
tinas doing this until the ave rows Of
holes are planted. putting more sand
IN the tile. n II 10 needed Do not
raise the tile AFTER 10 r. q little above
the top OF the barrel. and DO not re
move. a. IL Is through IL that the
plants get tho necessary moisture.
About q quart OF water In this die
each day. Offering down through TIE
sand. is usually SUFFICIENT TO keep the
plants In good condition
While IL Is some work to get the
barrel ready. once II Is planted about
AL that Is needed Is O see that IL
las water Strawberries do well this
way. and cucumbers and. In fact, al
most any small vegetables can be
successfully raised in barrels.
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