The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-26

HOME VEGETABLE GARDENS
Companion and Successive Cropping
to Increase Results.

10 increase HeSults.
Editor of the Banner:--A vegetabl
garden in connection with the hom
at any time is valuable asset ant
always furnishes plenty of exercis
and recreation and during these time
there is no question but what it woul'
assist materially in cutting down th'
| grocer's bill.
The best garden is the one tina
produces quality, quantity, variety
and a constant succession. 1t is al
ways well for the one that is cultivat
ing the garden to consider any means
! that will assist in reducing labor ant
growing the most On the given space
| believe. without doubt, that on the
average garden plot that 1t is easier
to grow 100 bushels of potatoes or
IA or Is ocre than the same amount
on 1-2 acre.
Let us consider a block of ground
80 by 40 feet and see what can be
grown, and in considering this we will
speak OF companion and succession
cropping:
Companion cropping is the growing
of more than one kind of crop on the
same ground at the same time, that
is: two or more vegetables occupying
the same space together. or two kinds
that the season for their developing is
at different lengths. That is, the
ones that are early and quick growing
are grown and utilized before the
other has mateured.
Companion cropping is only adyan-
tageous in small areas as it requires a
great deal more attention and hand
labor to make a success of ii, The
following vegetables could be suggest
ed as advisable for Companion Crop
ping
Lettuce or radish between the early
cabbage rows. Radishes can be sown
rows; lettuce between the tomato
plants; radishes between the rows Of
string beans; squash between early
sweet corn; beets, carrots or green
onions between the cabbage rows;
early beets, early carrots, early tur-
nips or onions in rows between peas;
pole beans with sweet corn; peas in
double rows feet apart then iculti-
yated when time TO plant musl5melon
III center of squares. Muskmelbns in
squares to feet apart.
with bush beans the rows for sue
cuksion cropping would folloF the
eahy crop after the harvesting of it
without any loss of time. n
Celery does quite well Following
radishes. onions. 9 lettuces turnips,
spinach and s.tween early potato
rows.
Early cabbage Gcan be followed with
sweet corn, peas or carrots; early
sweet corn by turnips; early potatoes
by late sweet corn; celery by beans;
early potatoes. beans, carrots, late
cabbage lettuce by summer liradishes
and that in turn by spinach, ueaf let
tuce can be followed by string beans.
should rule up my garden block,
which we have designated at 80 by
should rule up seven rows, foot
apart The first row could be used
for parsnips and parsley.
Second, by radlshes followed by let
tuce and lettuce followed by radishes.
Third, spinach followed by celery
or turnips.
Fourth, onion sets followed by beets
or turnips.
Fifth, onions sown thickly to be
thinned out for green onions.
Sixth, early beans followed by late
cabbage
Seventh, carrots followed by beans
or celery or spinach
Rows s, 3, 10, IL, II and 13
would make IS inches apart, planning
In number eight early peas followed
by lettuce, carrots, beans, sweet corn
and potatoes. ~
Number nine, early Wrinkle peas
followed by late beans or potatoes.
Number ten, late peas followed by
late cabbage.
Number eleven, cabbage followed by
radishes, lettuce or onions.
Twelve, string beans.
Thirteen, string beans.
The next four rows should be 30
inches apart; II and Is being planted
to tomatoes; 16 and II to pole beans
or Limas.
The next two rows could be Is in
ches apart and planted to string beans
with probably summer squash planted
along the side of the block.
This plan could be added to by
those who have larger space by con-
tinuing the block with potatoes,
sweet corn, or those things
most liked by the grower.
H. A. Albyn.
Bennington, VT. April 25. 1917.