Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-23
HELPING MAKE ENDS MEET.
Agricultural Extension Service Gives
Hints on Home Garden - None too
Early for Making Plans.

The agricultural extension service of
the University of Vermont has issued
the following bulletin on The Home
Vegetable Garden:
just now when prices of all food
stuHs are climbing to unprecedented
heights, the problem of making both
ends meet is becoming as hard to
solve i'll Vermont as elsewhere, cspc-
cially for the family with ordinary
means.
eff we stop only a moment to think
of the hot days of next summer when
we could practically live from n we'll
stocked vegetable garden, where we
can secure the vegetables required for
the day when the dew is still on and
later place them in the cellar or ice
box-some to be cooked for the mid
day meal, others to form the salad for
the evening meal-and if we could on
ly picture in our minds the food we
were to receive and the dollars to
be deducted from the grocer bills, in
addition to the pleasures derived from
working in the soil and seeing things
grow, we would get a new meaning of
the garden. 1t is often true that the
man with the backyard garden with
very limited space has Il better one
and gets more from it than does the
farmer who has acres of crops and
plenty of space, due to the simple fact
that the latter begins work as soon
as the frost has gone in the spring and
has a plan to follow. The farmer is
interested in his field crops first and
often does not pillow and plant his gar
den until very late-when the spring
fever of his wife and children has
largely passed. The result is a late
garden with little family interest and
poor returns for the season.
"Any home vegetable garden, wheth.
er it be large or SMALL requires much
thinking and planning, if it is to give
good results.
"Sanitation in the garden is one of
the easiest and best ways of control
ling the insects and diseases. In the
fall clean up all dead vines and plants,
so as to destroy any insects or disease
germs which may be attached to them.
"Select list of the desired vege-
tables adapted to Vermont climate and
decide upon the length and number of
rows, basing judgment upon the rela-
tive popularity in your family of the
different kinds. Grow the favorite
vegetables and try a few new sorts to
add interest.
"Take an evening off and make a
garden on paper. Aim to put in paral
lei rows those plants of similar cul-
tural requirements. For instance, rows
of beets, turnips, parsnips and carrots
should be side by side. Make row
of vine crops in hills; place early ma
turing vegetables like lettuce. rad
ishes, etc, in adjoining rows, and leave
space for seeded crops like tomatoes,
cabbage and celery, which arc to be
planted late in June. This plan groups
the 40, go, 100 and 100 days crops, and
lends convenience to the whole scheme.
1t is a fascinating job to make a" In |
tclEpent aud cfncicnt garden plan.
"Allow plenty of space between the
rows; get good tested seed and plant
freely and thin early. Eventually, all
plants must be well spaced.
ga sandy loan is the best soil for
a garden. The soil should be deep,
we'll drained, thoroughly pulverized, and
very fertile. Provide plant food in
abundance. The site should be near
the home, as a matter of convenience,
for proximity insures careful attention.
cit is none too early right now to
plan for good garden. Take a long
look ahead and get ready in ample
season. A good garden will be worth
while this year.