Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

| Plans are herewith given in response to
the requests of number of readers for
laying out home vegetable gardens. These
| can be modified to suit individual tastes
| In the selection of the vegetables which
! are favored In the family. They can also
| be adapted to truck patches OF smaller
! area.
| The general idea has been to keep the
| tall-growng vegetables of where they
! Will not deprive low-growing relatives of
I their place in the sun The idea also las
been kept in mind to alternate quiclS-grow-
ing sorts and early varieties with those
that require a long period In the ground.
When the quickly maturing sorts are out
I of the way. room will be afforded for the
others to develop. Successional planting
is very necessary II the most is to be
gotten out of the ground, and allowance
has been made for this. In planting for
succession do not replace one particular
kind OF vegetable with later varieties of
the same. Each vegetable takes certain
proportions of special nutrients from the
soil, and after crop the ground is likely
to be depleted of some essential plant
food. II is safe rule to follow the leaf
crops, salad plants such as endive and
lettuce, cabbage, etc, with root crops.
such as carrots. beets, parsnips. Do not
follow peas or beans with either
In a very small garden 1t is not wise to
take up limited space with spreading
vines, such as pumpkin. squash, canta
loupes, etc. Even cucumbers may be
eliminated Unless the soi is sandy. do
not attempt cantaloupes or watermelons.
II the soil is at all clayey potatoes will not
flourish. Potatoes should not. on the
whole, be tried in the small garden as
they take up the ground almost all sea-
son, and to crop enough to be worth while
a good deal of ground is peedful.
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the place OF some of the early vegetables,
as q keeps well over the winter in boxes
Of sand or dirt or II can be buried In
pits in the ground. Parsnips can be left
in the ground and dug out as needed. so
can satisfy Coyster planD, which is a
delicious winter vegetable. Cabbage will
keep all winter in boxes kept in a cool
place. but not subjected to freezing. Beets
and carrots can be Kept in boxes of sand
which should be wet occasionally as the
roots lose moisture.
II at all possible run the rows facing
the east and west. This insures plenty OF
sun between the rows and plants in the
row all day long. Whenever possible
plant in long rows as this facilitates
cultivation either with the rake or wheel
hoe, economizing effort and eliminating
Aste motion.
The plan for the plot 72 by s6 keeps the
ground working all the season. II will
produce results from June until frost. and
even allow vegetables for canning and
winter storing. The rows are uniformly
two feet apart. Indication is given of the
number of hills or plants to set out and
the order OF succession It will afford a
wide variety, too.
The garden. IS by 100 feet. is based OH
wider rows. More vegetables can be grown
in it by doubling some of the rows those
allotted cabbage. corn, beans, tomatoes
The row devoted to musk and watermel-
ons can be used for bush lmas, alternat-
ing with eggplants and peppers, six or
eight OF each,
Cucumbers, squash. watermelons, can
talOupes are grown in hills OF about two
feet elevation Beets, carrots. satisfy, pars-
nip and turnip are sown in the ground
directly and thinned out to stand six to
eight inches apart. Lima beans. peppers.
eggplants tomatoes should be two TO three !
feet apart. Cabbage. caulihower, brussels
sprouts and lettuce should stand one and /
a half TO two feet apart. These can all .
be started in cold frames or seedbeds and I
II is best to buy eggplants .
and peppers, which come at about so cents .
4 dozen. Tomatoes can be bought at the
'ame price or can be started In the seed
1ed or cold frame for the late varieties /
I the earlies have not been started in the
rames 1t will be best to buy them, half
dozen for small family dozen for