Evening star., 1915-06-04
Home Vegetable Garden.

Would you like to have fresh vege-
tables all season from your own gar
den? Utilize your rear yard. however
small the space. What heretofore mas
been an eyesore may be made both at
tractive and productive.
From a plot of ground ten feet wide
and thirty feet long one family was
supplied with vegetables from early
June until the middle of October
The first consideration is the size Of
the garden. and the second is the sort
of vegetables to be raised. The latter
can easily be determined by consult
ing seed catalogue and ones prefer
|ences in the menu. In small garden
large vegetables, such as corn and
potatoes. should not be attempted, as
they require too much space. After
the selections have been made plan
your garden. Draw on paper space
representing your plot. Draw this to
scale. marking off the length and
width. Then draw lines to represent
rows. with the names OF vegetables
and the dates for planting opposite
each row. The rows should be IRON
twelve to eighteen inches apart in the
garden, depending upon the vegetables
to be grown. BY studying the seed
catalogues one may ascertain the carry
and later varieties, and by care1ul
planning two or three crops of the
same vegetables may be produced in
one season. The later varieties shouId
be planted after the earlier have stop
ped bearing. =,
Before spading get a load of well
surface. Turn this over and level of
1t is well to let this stand FOR TWO
or three days, and then the SOIL shouia
be turned over again. Be careful each
time to pulverize the soil thoroughiy-
The second spading will mix the ma :
nure satisfactorily with the earth.
Level off and start sowing.
1t is we'll to have the rowse run nortn
and south, where this is possible. Eacn
plant then will get the same amounl
off for the first row and place stake,
to which a string has been a-.ached, at
either end. Then make trench or
drill from half an inch to three 1ncnes
deep, depending upon the SEED 70 pc
sown: drop in seed and press in firmly
with thumb. Cover with soil and make
this firm with pressure OF the rect,
Tread every inch of the row and ievei
off with a rake. Follow the same d,-
rections for the remainder OF the gar
den. ss
Keep the garden free from weeds
and cultivate occa ccasionally-that IS.
loosen the soil around the plants 50
that the roots get air-and keep the
soil moist.
The Rose Garden.
Every housekeeper probably has
wished at some time for rose gar
den: and, given the necessary ground
every housekeeper may have one. With
spring in the air and all outdoors call
ing. the housewife will find herself a
healthier and happier woman through
nf
she will give to her family and to
enough to receive of her bounty.
Hybrid perpetuals. hybrid teas and
teas are leaders among the beautiful
garden roses The hybrid perpetuals
and hybrid teas are hardy. and FOR
general planting the hybrid teas are to
be preferred, for if given proper culti-
walton they will furnish blooms con-
tinuously from June until frost.
The first important step in cultiva-
ton is the location of the bed, when
should be placed well away from trees
and shrubbery, where the plants Will
get plenty of air and sunshine. be
sheltered from high winds and have
good drainage. A southeastern expos
ure is preferable.
The preparation of the bed is most
important. Remove the soil to a depth
of eighteen inches and mix with 1t
well pulverized and well rotted ami
NAL manure from one-third to one
fourth its bulk. Should it need drain
age, dig foot deeper, throw away this
dirt, place in the trench about foot
of stones or broken bricks, over which
put a coating of gravel and on top of
the gravel put the soil, already pre-
pared as above. Any good garden soil
will do.
Roses are great feeders and require
much food. Animal manure. one or
two years old is the most desirable.
Cow manure, being the least heating.
is best, but ground sheep manure is
good all-around fertilizer, and is
most easily handled.
Spring fs the best time for planting.
The bushes should be trimmed. leav-
ing the branches about four inches
high. The roots should be spread out.
fine soil worked around them and the
ground pressed firmly about them with
the foot. Keep the ground round the
plants loose at all times. After heavy
rains and as soon as the soil becomes
!, dry enough work round each plant
about two inches deep and pulverize the
soil to q fine dust. This dust mulch is
especially good in the heat of mid
summer.
In the spring, before the sap has
come up, pruning should be done. The
hybrid teas and teas should be pruned
severely. leaving about four buds to a
branch. Hybrid perpetuals will not
bear such severity of treatment.
The diseases that afflict roses are mil