Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25

Having decided what is TO be planted,
| the indoor gardener draws lines or SYM
! bols on his outlined plan to indicate the
difterent crops, inserting the date when
each is to be planted Where a second or
| thlrd crop Is to follow the same row or
occupy the same ground, this may be
written in red or blue ink, which ind-
Gates that 1t is to be planted when an
earlier crop is over. In laying out the
plan the owner should consider the amount
OF each vegetable necessary for serving
for his FAMILY giving preference to those
which are favorites on the table.
For n family of four 10 early tomato
plants ana 20 late would be enough and
allow some for canning About the same
OF cabbage Gate and early) and of caull-
| Hover should suffice. Three paintings OF
corn, 3O-feet rows. the same Of peas, two
OF wax beans, two OF string beans. two
l5'toot rows of bush limas, one each OF
early and late beets, three egRplants and
three pepper plants should see a family
OF four through the summer. II some are
to be canned, double the rows of beans,
peas and corn.
The planner should bear in mind the
habits of the plants so as to allow space
enough between the rows for their proper
growth, for the interplantinE of later
crops and for easy cultivation. The cul-
tiNation, OF course, Is easiest when the
rows are IA to feet apart. as this per-
mits the use OF wheel cultivators. Plants
which make high growth and cause
heavy shade, such as corn. okra and pole
limas, naturally should not be located
where they Will interfere with sun-loving
small plants Perennials. such as rhu-
barb and asparagus, which are not culti-
Vated, should not be grown among vege-
tables which call for tilling. The plan
ming may be extended also to the planting
OF small fruits such as currahts rasp-
berries and grapes, and even to the loca-
ton OF apple or other fruit trees
The aim of the backyard gardener
should be to raise those vegetables which
are either expensive or in which the
iiaVor or quality depends Importantly on
absolute freshness. Peas and string or
lima beans, to be Mt their best, should be
cooked almost Immediately after they are
gathered. Peas kept even for d"v lose
their sweetness Consequently, as much
space AS possible should be devoted 10
such vegetables, and other vegetables in
which freshness does not count SO impor.
family should largely be used as filters to
keep the ground at work Effort also
should be made in n garden to have
special vegetables, such as okra, of which
the family is fond and which are difficult
to obtain In local markets or are COM
monty high.priced. The housewife prob
ably will want a little bed of parsley,
chves or other herbs. not because they
are expensive to buy. but because of the
convenience of being able to pick n sprig
just when II Is needed.
Consult with the family to determine
the sorts of vegetables the different MEM
bers like. These they personally will be
interested In raising, Confine selections
to the standard, well.tried sorts. Finally,
and this is most important, is the confer
encc between the garden force and the
housewife as to what vegetables really
are worth raising In the back yard. 1t
Will hardly pay to raise in very small
space squashes, pumpkins. watermelons or
cantalOupes, which occupy large area In
proportion to yield, and which can be
bought in nearby markets
All the tools that are necessary for in
door gardening, which can be made an in
teresting recreation for the whole house
hold. are large sheet of wrapping
paper, a ruler and pencil. After looking
over the garden and selecting the plot of
soil best suited for your purpose, meas.
ure this. and outline It on paper on a
scale of a or Il inch to the foot
In general IL is wise to allow two-foot
intervals between rows three IL cucum-
bers and squashes are planted; one foot
is sufficient between upright growing
vegetables, such as beets and carrots II
is better to lose few rows, however, than
to have the plants too crowded for proper
nutrition and too close for easy cultiya-
tion.
Where there are small children In the
family separate small plot should be set