The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-16
SUMMER HINTS FOR
THE HOME GARDENER
There Is Still Time to Plant Certain
Vegetables in This
Section.

Garden space no longer occupied by
early maturing crops, such as lettuce
radishes, early peas, string beans, beets,
early cabbage, etc, should be utilized
says the United States department OF
agriculture by the planting of late cab
bage, beets, peas, lettuce, radishes, tur-
nips, string beans, carrots, spinach, or
kale. By planting these crops the home
gardener should be able to produce food
products which may be stored for winter
use. There is still time for any of these
crops to mature. They should, however,
be planted promptly.
At this season many gardeners are in
clined TO allow the weeds to get start
in the garden. The crops need an album
dance of moisture and the weeds should
not be allowed to rob them Where II is
possible to practice irrigation, either by
running water in trenches, with the hose,
or by sprinkler system, the crops may
be carried through dry weather without
injury. The water should be applied in
the evening, SO that it will soak in be-
fore the sun rises. Cultivation should
follow the watering in about "a hours
so that the soil will not bake.
1t is an excellent plan to water egg
plants, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, mel
ons, celery, and other crops needing high
" fortified soil, with manure water
Have barrel covered with fly screen
in which to store the material. An occa-
sional application of the manure will
hasten and increase the growth of the
plants.
The following cultural suggestions are
made for the crops which may be planted
now with good chances of success
throughout most of the zones:
Peas.--Plant in rows or feet apart
for horse cultivation, or 2h to 3 feet
apart for hand cultivation. Space the
seed about one inch apart in the rows. A
pint of seed is sufficient for hundred
foot row.
Beets-Sow in rows Is to is inches
apart for hand cultivation, or to 2H
feet. apart for horse cultivation The
plants should be thinned to or inches
apart in the rows.
Cabbage-Set the plants in rows to
3 feet apart and Ia to Is inches apart IN
the rows. Sixty-fve to 90 plants are
required for hundred foot row.
Carrots.-Sow the seed in rows Is to
Is inches apart for hand cultivation or
2 to 2ls feet apart for horse cultivation.
The plants should be thinned to 3 to 4
inches apart in the rows. One ounce Of
seed is sufficient for hundred-foot row.
Lettuce-Sow the seed in rows Is to
Is inches apart. Thin the plants until
they stand to 10 inches apart. The
young plants may be used for salad. A
half ounce of seed is sufficient for hun
bred foot row.
Radishes-Sow the seed in rows IL to
Is inches apart for hand cultivation.
Have the soil fine. One ounce of seed is
enough for hundred foot row.
Spinach-For hand cultivation SOW in |
rows Is to IS inches apart. The plants
should stand one to two inches apart in
the rows. The seed may be sown broad
cast if preferred.
Beans, string-Plant in rows 2ls feet |
apart for either horse or hand cultiva
ton, and to inches apart in the rows.
A pint of seed is sufficient for hun
dred-foot row.
Kale.-Kale is used for greens during |
the winter and as a substitute for cab
bage. The flavor is improved by frost.
1t is cultivated the same as cabbage but
may be set somewhat closer.
Turnips-For late turnips the seeds
are usually sown broadcast. If pre-
ferred, however, they may be sown in
drills IL to is inches apart and thinned
to about inches in the drills.