Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-03-19
EASILY GROWN VEGETABLES
FOR AMATEUR GARDENERS.
Truck Crops Have Given Satisfactory
Returns in Gardens for School

Children.
Radishes. lettuce, beans. beets and
tomatoes are comparatively easily
grown vegetables which give satisfac-
tory returns in the spring garden. The
T.. s. Department Of Agriculture's
specialist recommends these partic-
ularly for use in SCHOOL gardens which
are run for the benefit Of children.
Not only teachers. but others desir-
ing 10 raise these truck crops in their
own home gardens may benefit from
these suggestions.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are hardy plants
and thrive best during the cool wealth
or Of early spring and late autumn.
In the South they can best be grown
during the winter and early spring
months The seeds should be sowp
in drills. IN rich, well-prepared soil,
placed about half an inch apart and
buried not deeper than ole inch nor
less than one-half inch. When the
plants are showing the second set Of
true leaves they should be thinned to
stand from two to three inches apart
in the row.
Lettuce.-Lettuce Is hardy plant
and thrives best during early spring
ana late autumn. The seeds should
be sown in drills In the open or in
boxes in the window. II in the open
the seeds should be scattered about
one-half an inch apart along the row,
and covered not more than one-h half
inch with earth. Firm the earth well
over the seeds, so as to bring the
moist soil IN contact with them When
the plants are well up. thin to six
inches apart in the row. If the seeds
were sown in a window box, hotbed |
frame, or greenhouse. transplant the !
young plants to stand two by two |
inches apart as soon as the seed |
leaves are well expanded, and when |
they begin to crowd transfer them to
their permanent places in the open, if |
the weather Will permit. In the field
they should stand at least six inches
apart each way.
Beans.-Beans are tender plants.
They can not endure frost and will
not stand transplanting well. 1t is
best to wait and plant the seeds of
this plant in the open where the plants
are to grow. delaying the work until
severe frosts are past. Plant in rows
one foot apart, placing the seeds
about two inches deep at intervals of
six inches. Keep the soil loose and
free from weeds.
Beets.-Beets. while they are hardy
and can be planted at the same time
AS radishes and lettuce require a long
err season for maturing. The seeds
should he planted in rows one foot
apart. placed an inch apart in the
row and covered one inch deep. When
the plants are well up 1.-TWO inches :
high, thin to four inches in the row.
Keep the soil well titled at all times.
Tomatoes.-The tomato is the most
sxacting of all the plants included in
he collection. From Washington south
ward this seeds may be planted in the {
open at the same time as beans, but
10 the north of this point the seeds f
should be sown in boxes. hotbeds, or I
from first to the middle |
If March. the young plants being I
10 stand two by two {
nches apart as soon as the first true
caves appear. When they begin to :
rowd In their positions, shift them to t
our-i inch pots or to cans such as are ,
lsed by Gamers Of tomatoes, and keep O
hem growing slowly until about May
% to June 1. when it will be safe to
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