West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

rPian your backyard garden on pa
~. lA ADVANCE, is the advice OF the
,~setaDie garoen specialists OF the
$4,000 s,aIes department OF Agricul-
1-.s. ~ ntIle indoor gardening OF this
80. ,..li enable you 10 have fresh veg
.-ol,5 throughout the season and wlll
l.a.,o the same ground. with little eX-
Ia labor and expense, yield two OF
sA.oe crops instead OF the single crop
commonly raised In small gardens.
Mnere two or three crops are grown
l..sle cad oil one. comparatively small
sa.aen VIII supply the average family
WiIh fresh vegetables all season.
Moreover, such planning in advance
viii enable you TO get the ground
ready IN time for planting and to Sc
cure your seeds and plant them at the
Gates which give each variety it's best
glowing conditions. For example. il
yol Will thus plan the plot to be de-
voted TO peas. by the time your first
crop is harvested the second crop will
be in bearing and the plants OF the
tnrd well advanced.
MI the tools that are necessary for
iAdoor gardening. which can be made
an interesting recreation for the
whole household, are large sheet oil
trapping paper, ruler and a pencil.
After looking over the garden and Sc
locting the plot of soil best suited fol
your purpose, measure this and out
line 1t on paper on scale OF one
fourth or one-eighth inch to the foot.
Next, study your garden bulletins
OF books on horticulture. and the seed
catalogues to determine what can be
grown in your climate under the con
Oitions OF exposure, soil, and drainage
in your back yard. This study may
lead you to plan bitches to improve
drainage. show you that your soil
1eeds finely sifted ashes to break up
It's stick character, or that you must
uotted manure, dried blood, boEe
--saf, wood ashes. lime, or other ferti-
lizers to make it suitable for vege-
tables.
Then comes the consultation with
tie family to determine the sorts OF
vegetables the different members like,
AID which, therefore. they personally
wall be interested in raising Con-
fine your selections to the standard
well-tried sorts. Finally, and this is
.,,n-f {rn nortant 20 tho nopforopca no
tween the garden force and the house
WIFE as to what vegetables really are
worth raising in the back yard II
VIII hardly pay to raise in a small
space potatoes. corn, cucumbers,
squashes or melons. which occupy a
largo area in proportion to yield, and
which can be bought cheaply in near.
BY markets.
In general, the aim of the backyard
gardener should be to raise those veg
etables which are either expensive or
In which the flavor or quality depends
Importantly on absolute freshness.
Peas ana string or lima beans. to be
at their best. should be cooked almost
Immediately after they are gathered.
Peas kept even for a day lose their
delicate bloom and sweetness. Conse-
quentiy as much space as possible
should be devoted TO such vegetables.
and other vegetables I'm which fresh
ness does not count so Importantly
should largely be used as filters to
Aaas. the uro,spd ~ ,tyc-lr EWort ofoo
shouid be made In a 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 commonly high priced The
housewife probably will want a little
bed OF parsley, chives, or other herbs
not because they are expensive TO buy,
but because of the convenience OF be
ing able TO pick a sprig just when #
is needed.
The profit from gardening, however,
comes not alone from the vegetables
that are produced The healthy out
aapr fecreauon and exercise and the
educational value Of garden in train
ing children manually. and in incul-
eating IN them habits OF order and IN
dustry must not be overlooked. Faith
ors and mothers will find that the pre-
liminary planning Of a garden will do
much to arouse the interest OF the
young people and encourage them TO
do their share in culuvaune and
wedding IT, This will be particularly
true If the owner hires a laborer tc
do the first heavy spadiDg and lets the
family begin It's gardening, not with
heavy. disheartening drudgery. but on
patch ready for the lighter work OF
making the seed bed
Having decided what Is to be plant
ed the indoor gardener draws lines or
symbols on his outlined plan to indi-
cate the different crops. inserting the
date when each 81 to be planted
Where q second OF third crop Is to
follow the same row or occupy the
same ground this may be written I'm
red or blue. which indicates that it is
to be planted when an earlier crop is
oyer "a laying out the plan the own
er Should consider the amount Of each
vegetable necessary for serving FOR
bis family He also should bear IN
mind the habits of the plants 20 as "a
allow space enough between the rowr
for their proper growth for tho inter
planting of later crops. and for cas-,
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