The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-10
AN INTENSIVE GARDEN PLAN.
Vegetables for Summer and Winter Use.

! Just when to plant should depend, of
course, upon latitude, altitude, prevail
ing winds and local conditions. such, for
instance, as the vicinity of forest or a
body of water. What to plant, however,
is the all absorbing question, and in a
measure it must be decided by the ques-
tion 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, it may not prove less
troublesome to economic in some other
way, and buy all our vegetables as here
tofore.
Now, as matter of fact. garden,
once started, becomes very absorbing
and interesting task, and for those whose
work is chiefly indoors the added exer-
else in the fresh and bright sunshine is
really of Unreasonable benefit. As for
trying to escape effort or trouble in the
search for success along any line what
ever, no one ever succeeded in doing that!
Therefore, it will prove profitable in more
ways than one to put out ones best eff
fort and face the extra work, and as
result have splendid garden.
Enough and To Spare.
A plot 50x50 feet will provide, if prop
erly handled not only enough vegetab les
for family of modest proportions dur.
ing the whole season, but also sufficient
to permit of canning and storing a plen-
tiful supply for the winter The soil for
this garden should be ploughed deeply
not less than II inches. but before
ploughing spread over the piece four good
two horse loads of manure, and any leaf |
mould which may have accumulated |
After the ploughing and the first har-
rowing or disking, as the case may be.
spread about POO pounds of commercial |
lime over the ground, and then harrow |
with tooth harrow both ways. and
finally go over it with smoothing -har-
row-a good deal OF work, perhaps, but |
well worth It,
The rows may run in either direction, |
north and south or east and west: the
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 chances of their shading
the smaller plants. Starting, then, two
feet from the north border and using
Nohidh buheiaih W itPi'Stub Tue IoNrf
we have;
L.. sweet corn; IT,, spinach. space be.
tween rows Is inches, unless otherwise
state; ILL.,, sweet corn; ~. potatoes;
v. spinach; VI. potatoes; VII, lettuce;
VIII, tomatoes, lettuce between; tx. and
X, space IL inches, onion sets; NJ, cab
Dage, with radishes between; NIL, ex-
ira early peas NIL, caulihower, NV,
,xtra carly peas; XIV, beans, early green
,od snap. followed by celery; XVI, space
= inches. bush limas; NNIT., space "a
inches for all rows 60 NNNI.. peas, fol-
owed by celery; XVIII, beets; NIX.
'arrots; M. turnips; NNl.. parsnips:
SNIl. extra early celery; NNIIl.. Gu
with lettuce between; NN1V.
swiss chard and endive; XIV. and
NNVI., two rows Of asparagus. currants
four bushesl. Strawberries. and rhubarb
viii complete the garden.
To run such a garden successfully few
ools win be needed, and these are: Com
,ined bin and drill seeder. wheel hoes. ,
land hoe, rake, spade. garden reel and
inc. trowel. and wheelharrow. The seeds
. be set out when the temperature in
he shade averages as degrees are. As
'aragus, heets. Brussels sprouts. cabbage. !
arruts, cauliiover. celery, corn. salad.
ndive. kale, lettuce, onion. parsley. par.
nip, peas, potatoes. radish. rhubsrb. sal. I
ify. spinach and turnips
Copyright 1915. ~ " r. pArtinso.-Aui :
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