Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-04-16
Plan or A Small Backyard Garden
For The South.


A small backyard garden rs feet lonl
and so feet wide. particularly suitable fol-
gardeners in the southern cities, has beer
planned by the U. S. Department of Agri
cultures specialist. In previous article
plan was shown for half-acre garden
the present suggestion is made for those
who have not the room for such an exten.
sive patch. but desire to have supply Of
vegetables for the home
Provision has been made in the plan fol
a hotbed. cold frame, and open seeds beds
running the length of the garden; also foI
an asparagus bed and rhubarb or per-
ennial herb bed. The other vegetables are
planted in rows running across the width
and the suggested order in which the various
kinds might appear and in which later
crops might follow, is given herewith =
Lettuce, radishes followed by celery. Onions
followed by celery. Parsnips followed by
celery. Carrots followed by kale. Beets
followed by kale. Peas early varieties
followed by fall cabbage. Peas-Iate varie-
ties followed by fall cabbage. Beans fol-
lowed by fall potatoes. Cabbage followed
by fall potatoes. Caulifower, kohl-rabi fol-
lowed by fall potatoes. Tomatoes followed
by spinach. Elephants, peppers followed by
spinach. Cucumbers followed by turnips.
Muskmelons or squash followed by turnips.
Early potatoes followed by fall beans.
Sweet corn followed by fall peas.
In the above plan. the first two rows are
devoted one to lettuce and one to radishes,
the two crops TO be followed later by celery.
The next three rows are devoted to onions
from seed sown in place and are to be
followed later by celery.
The next two rows are devoted to pars-
nips to be followed later by celery, and the
next two rows are devoted to carrots. to be
followed in the autumn by kale The next
three rows are to be devoted to garden
beets sown in succession and followed in
the autumn by crop Of kale.
The next two rows, which are 3 feet
apart. are to be devoted to early varieties
of peas. the first sown about a week be-
fore the second row and after the crops
are removed the same land is to be de-
voted to autumn cabbage. Two additional
rows are to be sown to late peas planted
In the same order as the first and also fol-
lowed by autumn cabbage. The pea patch
adjoins three rows devoted to beans, which
are to be followed by autumn potatoes.
The next two rows are devoted 10 cabbage,
followed in the autumn by potatoes.
The next row is devoted to caulihower
kohl-rabi. to be followed in the autumn
by potatoes. The next two rows are de-
voted to tomatoes tied to stakes. and
after the tomatoes have been harvested
the land is sown in spinach. The next
row is devoted partly to elephants and
partly TO peppers to be followed later in
the season by spinach. The next row,
which is six feet from the elephants, is
devoted to cucumbers to be followed after
the cucumbers are harvested by an autumn
crop Of turnips.
The next row Is 8 feet from the cucum-
bers and is devoted to muskmelons or
squashes, followed by turnips in the autumn
The next two rows are devoted 10 early
potatoes. followed by autumn sown beans.
and the next three rows are Given over to