Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-27
With the Coming OF Spring the Gardener Is ActiUe Man
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land Is level artificial drainage should
be employed. Open bitches or the
tile drains will be satisfactory. On
the level land that is not artificially
drained 1t is necessary to plant on
ridges or in beds to prevent drowning
the crops during wet weather. The
ridges or beds should be as wide and
flat as conditions will allow. for mar
row, sharp ridges dry out quickly.
Work Out a System.
1t would be impossible to give a
plan or specific scheme of arrange
men for garden that would suit all
requirements, and the plans here pre-
sented are only suggestive. Each
grower should devise plans to suit his
own conditions. The location of per-
manent crops. such as asparagus,
rhubarb and small fruits, should be
carefully considered. These crops
should be placed at one side. so that
they will not be in the way when the
garden is plowed.
In planning the location of crops
consideration should be given to the
matter of succession in order that the
land may be occupied as large a part
of the time as possible. 1t is not ad-
visablc to have second planting of
the same crop or a closely related
follow the first. Cabbage should not
kale, for MANY of the same diseases
and insects affect all of these crops.
Tomatoes, eggplants and peppers
should not follow each other. In this
section three or four crops can he
grown on the same land each year.
When a crop is harvested early in the
season and it is not practicable to
plant another vegetable for two or
three months the land may be plant
ed to Spanish peanuts. For example,
after crop of early cabbage 1t may
etable crop until late summer or
autumn. In this case it would he
desirable to SOW peanuts to enrich
the ground for the fall crop.
Land upon which a diseased crop
has been grown should not be used
for the same or a closely related crop
oftener than once in three years. 1t
is usually advisable to rotate crops
in such way that foliage crops,
such as cabbage, spinach and mus
tard. follow roots crops. Irish pota-
toes, beets, parsnips carrots. etc. or
those grown for fruits. tomatoes. pep
pers. melons, etc. This can be accom-
pliShed in . measure by changing the
location of crops in the planting plan
or by reversing the plan from year to
year.
The soil that it to be used for vege-
tables should be thoroughly prepared
before planting. A deep seed bed is
desirable and when an area that has
never been dug more than four inches
deep must be used it should be deep
ened by gradually increasing the
depth of digging for a period of three
or four years until the desired depth
is attained.
Pulvcrizc Decp.
Thorough preparations by plowing.
rolling or dragging will lessen the
work of cultivation. 1t is not suffic-
lent to smooth and level the surface;
the pulverizing should extend down
several inches.
The soil for vegetable growing
should be rich and well supplied with
humus. Barnyard or stable manure
is the best fertilizer. because it fur
nishes both plant food and humus.
The manure should be applied far
enough in advance Of planting time
to allow it to decay. Where coarse
manure is used it should be applied
in the fall and turned under, but
well-rotted maRure should be applied
after plowing and should be well
mixed with the soil by narrowing or
raking.
The seeds for the garden should
be secured considerably in advance of
the planting season. Secure a catalog
from o reliable seedman. and after
making plan of the garden select
the varieties and quantities of each
needed.
In most srotions it is desirable to
start plants of certain crops before
the danger of frost has passed. The
simplest method of starting a limited
number of plants is by means of a
shallow box in south window of