Evening star., 1915-03-28
Plan of Garden
Should Be Made

Should Be Made. Of Of the d.ax Garden nArssl tsa,
is to be made. and to adhere as closely
as possible to the sketch when 1t is f1nall.
completed. Describing the arrangement
and cultivation of the garden outlined
the bulletin says:
ITO the left of asparagus and other
perennial crops may be located the
hotbea. cold frame and seed bed, being
eight, twelve and sixteen feet long re.
spectively and six feet wide. The as.
paragus and other perennial crops are
also located six feet from the outer
edge of the garden. The next foul
rows. which are fifteen inches apart
are to be devoted one each to carrots
parsnips, beets and satisfy. These are
long season crops and are not used ir
succession. The next two rows are
devoted to lettuce, radishes and onior
sets and after these are harvested the
area is to be occupied by an autumn
to be sown with onion seed for mature
bulbs and this is also to be followed
by autumn celery.
The next two rows, which are three
feet apart, are to be planted with earl!
peas. one row to be planted ten day!
ahead of the other. and both rows to bt
followed by an autumn planting o.
cabbage. The next two rows, which are
also three feet apart. are to be planted
to late variety of peas, one sown {
week or ten days in advance of the
other, and as soon as these are har.
vested the ground is to be prepared fol
an autumn crop of cabbage. This will
give four rows of autumn cabbage.
The next row is to be devoted tc
early cabbage, followed by an autumn
planting of beans, and one-half OF tn
next row is to be planted to early cab
bage, followed by autumn beans. The
other half of that row is to be planted
to cauli1ower, followed by autumn
one-half feet from the row of cabbage
is to be devoted to collards or kohl
rabi, followed by autumn peas. The
next three rows are to be devoted tt
early potatoes and after the potatoes
are removed autumn peas are to bt
planted in succession, about weel
apart.
Next to the early potatoes comes
three rows of beans, planted in sue
cession, and followed in the autumn By
two rows Of turnips and one row Of
spinach. The next row, which is foul
feet from the beans, is planted in okra
which is to be followed by spinach
The next row, which is three feet from
the row of okra, is to be planted te
tomatoes. followed by kale. mustard
next row is to be planted to tomatoes
and one-half to eggplants and peppers
followed by mustard, kale, etc, fol
winter use.
be occupied by bush lima beans. fol
lowed in the autumn by kale. mustard
and whatever has been planted in the
preceding row. The next row is si1
feet from the row of bush lima bean.
and Is to be devoted partly to cucum
bers. partly to muskmelons and partl!
to summer squashes. The next row
is eight feet from the last and is t.
be devoted partly to watermelons anf
partly to winter sauashes. The mex
row Is six feet from the watermelon
and is to be devoted to sweet po
tatoes, followed by cowpeas The mex
row is Ave feet from the last and II
also to be devoted to sweet potatoes.
THE next two rows are three Zee
apart and three feet from the swee
potatoes and are to be devoted to earl.
sweet corn. followed by autumn po
tatoes. The next two rows are thre'
feet from the former and are to b.
/, devoted to late sweet corn. followed
by autumn potatoes. and the last row
| in the garden, which is four feet from
! the sweet corn, is to be devoted t,
pole lima beans.
\ IAN important consideration in plan
ming the garden Is the kind of culti
| walton to be Civ
Importance of Kind en-. Horse cult
Of Cultivation. msnded Wien
ever possible. and where the work
to be done mainly by means of hors
ttools the garden should be long an
| narrow, with the rows running tn
| long way. The garden should have n
| paths across the rows, but turning
] spaces should be left at the ends. Fo
hand cultivation the rows can be muc
| closer together. and may run acros
| the garden. In the suggested plar
| where the distance between the row
| is less than two feet, hand cultivation
! with a wheel hoe is contemplated.
a hand cultivator or wheel hoe is no
available. the rows should be at leas
two feet apart to give sufficient spac
| lines should be followed, no matte
! what method Of culture is used.
! Il
The soil that is to be used for veg
etables should be thoroughly prepare
| before planting
Preparing the Soil a deep seed be-
C is desirable, an,
w n an are;
that has never been plowed more thai
four inches deep must be used It shouI,
| be deepened by gradually increasing
the depth Of blowing for a period 0
three or four years until the desire,
depth Is attained. Thorough prepara
ton by plowing, narrowing. rolling
or dragging will lessen the work o
| cultivation. It is not sufficient I,
smooth and level the surface; the pull
! verifying should extend down severa
inches.
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The soil for vegetable growing shoul,