Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25
AN INTENSIVE GARDEN
PLAN.
Vegetables for summer and Winter
I'aR.

Just when 20 plant should depend, If
course upon latitude altitude, prevailing
winds and local conditions, such. for in
stance. as the vicinity of a forest or
body of water. What to plant. however,
Is the all-absorbing question. and In a
measure 1t must be decided by the ques-
ton whether, considering the present out
look for high prices. It IS wholly worth
while to try and save anything by plant
ing sufficient to provide an ample amount
for the family during the entire season;
or If, in the end, 1t may not prove less
troublesome to economze in some other
way. and buy all our vegetables as here
tofore.
Now. as Il matter OF fact, n garden
once started. becomes a very absorbing
and interesting task. and for those whose
work Is chiefly indoors the added exer-
else in the fresh and bright sum
shine is really of immeasurable benefit.
AS for trying to escape effort or trouble
in the search for success along any line
whatever, no one ever succeeded in doing
that. Therefore, it will prove profitable
in more ways than one TO put out one
best effort and face the extra work, and
az a result have a splendid garden.
ENOUGH AND TO SPARE.
\ plot 50x5o feet will provide, if prop
erly handled. not only enough Vegetabl g
for family OF modest proportions dur
ing the whole season, hut also sufficient
to permit of canning and storing pler-
tiful supply for the winter. The soil for
this garden should be ploughed deeply.
not less than twelve inches but before
ploughing spread over the piece four
good two-horse loads of manure, and any
leaf-moud which may have accumulated.
After the ploughing and the first har-
rowing or disking, as the case may be.
spread about go pounds Of commercial
lime over the ground. and then harrow
with a tooth harrOw both ways, and
finally 20 over it with n smoothing-har-
row-a good deal Of work, perhaps, but
we'll worth it.
The rows may run in either direction
north and south or cast and west; tie
latter way has this advantage. that the
taller crops, corn, and pole-beans, may
be planted ON the north side. thus doing
away with any chance OF their shading
| the smaller plants. Starting. then. two
feet from the north border and using Ro-
man numerals 10 represent the rows
We have:
!. sweet corn. H. spinach. space be-
I tween rows eighteen inches unless other
! wise stated: III, sweet corn: ", pota-
| toes; VI, spinach; VII, potatoes; VIII
! lettuce; TX, tomatoes lettuce between;
and %l space twelve inches, onion sets
/ Nil cabbage. with radishcs between
XIII, extra early peas; XIV, caulifiower
XIV, extra early peas; XIV. beans. early
green pod snap, followed by celery
/ XVII. space twenty-four inches. busf
limas. XVIII. space twenty -four inches
for all rows to NXNII peas. followed b,
celery XIX. beets: NIX. carrots: X\ I
turnips, xxi, paTsnps; XXlll. extri
early celery; XIV. cucumbers, with let
tuce between; XIV. Swiss chard and en-
dive; XXVT and XVII, two rows o
asparagus. currants -four bushes). straw
berries, and rhubarb. will complete TIN
garden.
To run such garden successfully fev
tools will be needed and these are: Com
bined hill and drill seeder, wheel hoes
hand hoe. rake, spade, garden reel an'
line, trowel, and wheelharrow. The seed
To be set out when the temperature II
tho shade averages 40 degrees, are: AS
paragus, beets. Brussels sprouts cabbage
carrots caulitiower, celery, corn, salad
endtve. kale, lettuce, onion, parsley, pars
| MP peas, potatoes. radish. rhubarb sa's1
~. sninach- and tiIrlliu2