The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-04
Plan. of A Small Backyard
Garden for the South
Office of Information. u. S
Dept. of Agriculture.

| Dept. OF Agriculture.
| WASHINGTON, April "a small
backyard garden rs feet long and so
| fete wide, particularly suitable for
gardeners in Southern Cities. has
been planned by the u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture's specialist. In
a previous article plan was shown
for half-acre garden; the present
| suggestion Is made for those who
! have not the room fer such an extern
I, sive patch, but desire to have a sup
| ply OF vegetables for the home.
| Provision has been made in the
| plan for n hotbed, cold frame. and
| open seed beds running the length OF
| the garden; also for an asparagus
bed and rhubarb or perennial 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
Fail cabbage.
Peas-Late varieties followed 1 by
Fall cabbage.
Beans followed by Fall potatoes.
Cabbage followed by Fall potatoes.
by Fall potatoes.
Tomatoes followed by Spinach.
Elephants, peppers followed by
spinach.
Cucumbers followed by turnips.
Muskmelons or squash followed by.
turnips.
EARLY potatoss followed by Fall
beans.
Sweet corn followed by Fall peas.
In the above plan, the first two
rows ale devoted one to lettuce and
one to yadishes, 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
parsnips to be followed later by cell
cry and the next two rows are de-
voted to carrots, TO be followed in
the autumn ry 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.
n week before the second row and
after the crops are removed the land
Is to be DEVOTED to autumn cabbage.
Two additional rows are to be soTn
to late peas planted In the same or
der as the first and also followed by
autumn cabbage. The pea patch ad-
joins three rows devoted to beans,
which are to be followed oy autumn
potatoes. The next two rows sre de-
voted to cabbage, followed In the
autumn by potatoss.
The next row Is devoted to Cauli-
fls@er o. kohl-rabi, to be followed
ia the autumn by potatoes. The. next
two rows are devoted TO tomatoes tied
TO stakes, and after the tomatoes
have been harvested the tald Is sowni
In spinach. The next row is devoted
partly to eggplants and partly TO pep
pers TO be followed later In the sea-
son by spinach. The next row, which
is six feet from the eggplnnts, Is de-
voted TO cucumbefs TO he followed
after the ci1canbegs are harvested by
an autumn crop OF turnsps.
The next row Is q feet from the cu-
cumbers and Is devoted to musk
mcions OF aQuasliAs, followed by tssr-
nips fn the autalnn. The next rowe!
are devoted 10 early patatoes. follow
ed By autumn sown beams. and the
next three rows are given over TO
sweet corn planted one Iows each
week after the proper season for
planting has arrived and to be fol-
llswed in the autumn by peas.
Where the distance between the
rows ia less than two feet. hand cul-
ovation with wheel hoe Is ccntens-
plated 9 If q hand csiltiyatof or wheel
hoe Is not available, the rows shn6Id
be at least 2 feet apart TO give sufii-
eieht space for the horse cultivatcr.
Straight lines should be followed, nc
matter what method OF culture Is u.s.